Happy People: A Year in the Taiga Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

An unforgettable journey into remote and extreme natural landscapes.

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Plot

Deep in the Siberian wilderness, far away from civilization, 300 people inhabit the small village of Bakhta at the river Yenisei. There are only two ways to reach this outpost: by helicopter or boat. There‘s no telephone, running water or medical aid. The locals, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, live according to their own values and cultural traditions. With insightful commentary written and narrated by Werner Herzog, Happy People follows one of the Siberian trappers through all four seasons of the year to tell the story of a culture virtually untouched by modernity.

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Top Cast

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  Werner Herzog

  The Wind Rises, Jack Reacher

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The film's director Werner Herzog last directed Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin and Meeting Gorbachev. The film's writer Werner Herzog last wrote Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin and Meeting Gorbachev.

Director

Werner Herzog
Dmitry Vasyukov

Screenwriter

Werner Herzog

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