The Heart of the Bear
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The Heart of the Bear

"An inner journey into the heart of Siberia."

A young Estonian goes to the Siberian Taiga to live as a hunter in a remote forest hut. He hopes to find his true self far from civilisation. The natives he meets introduce him to the myths of the north. The first is a young village teacher who wants to be a good wife to him. The second is a wild and untameable native who becomes his mythical bear-woman. When he accidentally kills a great black bear, his own shadow-creature, he burdens himself with guilt. However, he is given a chance of finding his inner balance. A romantic drama with mythical elements and breathtaking landscapes.

Cast

Crew

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Director

Tõnu Noorits

Still Photographer

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Screenplay

Arvo Vilu

Arvo Vilu

Camera Operator

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Camera Operator

Oleg Tretyakov

Gaffer

Vladimir Viktorov

Boom Operator

Silver Vahtre

Production Design

Nikolai Baturin

Nikolai Baturin

Novel

Andro Kööp

Costume Design

Mati Sepping

Producer

Rein Kotov

Rein Kotov

Director of Photography

Sirje Haagel

Sirje Haagel

Editor

Nikolai Baturin

Nikolai Baturin

Screenplay

Katrin Karilaid

Seamstress

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Editor

Koit Pärna

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lii Kärner

Makeup Artist

Pavel Dvořák

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ilmar Raag

Ilmar Raag

Development Producer

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Co-Producer

Lauri Laagus

Sound Recordist

Eduard Pissarenko

Grip

Jana Tomsová

Co-Producer

Zdenek Stehno

Co-Producer

Manfred Durniok

Manfred Durniok

Co-Producer

Andrei Zertsalov

Andrei Zertsalov

Co-Producer

Ly Pulk

Ly Pulk

First Assistant Director

Uno Lahtein

Gaffer

Andrus Prikk

Second Assistant Camera

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Screenplay

Pille-Maris Arro

Assistant Property Master

Peeter Vähi

Original Music Composer

Tõnu Karro

Associate Producer

Rein Pruul

Rein Pruul

First Assistant Camera

Roland Adamson

Second Assistant Camera

Ilja Vassiljev

Grip

Hendrik Saks

Electrician

Aleksei Shilov

Electrician

Rein Nettan

Leadman

Harry Lepp

Leadman

Semjon Levin

Production Manager

Peep Viljamäe

Production Manager

Alain Aun

Location Manager

Valeri Jeršov

Location Manager

Dagmar Raudam

Script Supervisor

Georgiy Blinov

Camera Technician

Dmitri Rebiyev

Camera Technician

Aleksandr Bystryakov

Camera Technician

Enn Säde

Enn Säde

Production Sound Mixer

Enn Säde

Enn Säde

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Igor Terekhov

Production Sound Mixer

Viktor Strohhov

Production Sound Mixer

Irina Kislova

Foley Artist

Alla Meitšik

Foley Artist

Sergei Vinogradov

Electrician

Kristel Kärner

Assistant Makeup Artist

Tuuli Malinovski

Tuuli Malinovski

Costume Assistant

Ljudmilla Reshetnikova

Costume Assistant

Viktor Šustov

Swing

Johan-Mattias Iho

Swing

Arli Mustkalev

Swing

Janis Sillart

Swing

Holger Haas

Swing

Veiko Taluste

Assistant Property Master

Armin Altorf

Pyrotechnician

Hannes Närep

Pyrotechnician

Yury Vybornov

Pyrotechnician

Arvo Iho

Arvo Iho

Still Photographer

Arvo Valton

Script Consultant

Heili Jõe

Production Assistant

Marina Kubareva

Production Assistant

Tiiu Õunapuu

Production Assistant