The Heart of the Bear

Country

Estonia, Russia, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic

Copyright

2001

Production year

2001

Premiere

25 October 2001

Runtime

106 min

Director

Arvo Iho

Category

film

Genre

melodrama, romantic

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Karu Süda – Medvědí srdce

Czech title

Karu Süda – Medvědí srdce

English title

The Heart of the Bear

Co-production title

Karu Süda / Serdce medvedicy / Das Herz des Bären

Summary

The young Estonian Nika leaves the civilization and sets off to taiga for adventures. He wants to become a hunter, but before actually becoming one, he must first learn to live and survive in the rough conditions of wild Siberia and learn to bear the solitude and brunt of unlimited freedom, but also to bear responsibility for his own deeds.

Cast

Iljana Pavlova /ž/

Emili

Nail Čajchudinov

Tvrdý ořech

Galina Bokaševskaja /ž/

hospodská Katarina

Arvo Kukumägi

doktor Venjamin

Malyš medvěd

hnědý medvěd Malyš

Külli Teetamm /ž/

Laima

Olga Penner /ž/

Mavra

Taťjana Legantěva

Sluneční paprsek

Zosima Jotkin

Jevsej Jenisejský

Crew and creators

Director

Arvo Iho

Second Unit Director

Ly Pulk

Assistant Director

Dagmar Raudam /ž/

Based on

Nikolaj Baturin (Srdce medvědice – román)

Shooting Script

Arvo Iho

Director of Photography

Rein Kotov

Camera Operator

Rein Pruul

Production Designer

Sylve Vahtre

Set Designer

Sylve Vahtre

Costume Designer

Andro Köop

Make-Up Artist

Lii Kärner

Special Effects

Nukufilm OÜ

Titles Designed by

Arvo Iho, Jiří Větroň, AVAS

Executive Producer

Tonu Karro

Production

Faama Film Ltd.

Consultant

Karin Karilaido /ž/ (lodě a zbraně), Rein Nettan (lodě a zbraně), Ivan Děnisov (lov), Lepp (lov)

Cooperation

Valentina Pantělejenko /ž/ (práce se zvířaty – trenérka medvěda), Viktor Gorbačov (práce se zvířaty – trenér medvěda), Urmas Linno (práce se zvířaty – trenér psů), Matti Juhani Tapponen (práce se zvířaty – trenér psů)

Czech subtitles

Jonatán Tomeš, Viktor Brych, Anna Kareninová

Subtitles Made by

LS Productions

Music

Music Composed by

Peeter Vähi

Selected Music

Lepo Sumera (Symfonie č. 3)

Songs

Bajan riegada/Thunder Is Born

Song Composer Wimme SaariTapani RinneJari Kokkonen

Boaimmas/Rough-Legged Buzzard

Song Composer Wimme SaariTapani RinneJari Kokkonen

Production info

Original Title

Karu Süda – Medvědí srdce

Czech Title

Karu Süda – Medvědí srdce

English Title

The Heart of the Bear

Co-production Title

Karu Süda / Serdce medvedicy / Das Herz des Bären

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama, romantic

Origin country

Estonia, Russia, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic

Copyright

2001

Production Year

2001

Premiere

premiere 25 October 2001 /recommended for 15 and over/ (multiplex Ster Century Slovanský dům, Praha)

Distribution slogan

Romantic drama in the extreme conditions of the Sibirian taiga.

Distribution

Bontonfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

106 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,66

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Stereo

Versions

Russian

Dialogue languages

Russian, Estonian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

English, Estonian