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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
The director of Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Grizzly Man takes you on an epic journey into the heart of the Siberian wilderness
The director of Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Grizzly Man takes you on...
Documentary - 2010
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
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In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.
Director:
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Werner Herzog
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Dmitry Vasyukov
Cast:
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Werner Herzog
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Gennady Soloviev
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Anatoly Blumei
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Gennady Tiganov
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Mikhail Tarkovsky

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Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
3 Sep 2010
Country:
DE
Languages:
Russian, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$338,987
Awards:
1 win

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
"Happy People" seems to strain toward the notion that harsh nature makes for a pure heart. And perhaps it does for some. But all?
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
15 Mar 2013
fresh:
Titling a documentary about snowbound Siberian fur trappers "Happy People" is not as ironic as it seems.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
7 Mar 2013
fresh:
Herzog's longing for the ideological purity in which these lives are lived, free of paperwork and bureaucracy, taxes and technology, drives the film, which lacks an overall story arc.
– Barbara VanDenburgh,
Arizona Republic,
28 Feb 2013
fresh:
It's a do-it-yourself world that Herzog clearly admires - much of what we see is the men performing the tasks that enable them to survive.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Feb 2013
rotten:
They decidedly don't seem happy. And "Happy People's" decision to skate down the frozen Yenisei without examining their unhappiness more closely leaves a slight chill.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
22 Feb 2013
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