

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.
Director
Arvo IhoCast

Rain Simmul
Nika / Nganasan

Dinara Drukarova
Gitya

Ilyana Pavlova
Emily

Külli Teetamm
Laima

Lembit Ulfsak
Simon
Nail Shaikhutdinov
Tolkun

Arvo Kukumägi
Venjamin

Galina Bokashevskaya
Katherine

Tatyana Legantyeva
Sunbeam

Merle Palmiste
Grey-One

Din Makhamatdinov
Gauk
Olga Penner
Mavra
Mihhail Matvejev
Kasimir
Zosima Jotkin
Evsey
Lidia Jelizarova
Aglaya
Ivan Denisov
Hut Builder
Galina Dušlevaja
Hut Builder
Indrek Hein
Hut Builder
Ivan Kolodešnikov
Hut Builder
Katja Krupina