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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Music Box Films | Release Date: January 25, 2013

Summary: With Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, Werner Herzog takes viewers on yet another unforgettable journey into remote and extreme natural landscapes. The acclaimed filmmaker presents this visually stunning documentary about the people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga. Deep in the wilderness, far away from civilization, 300 people inhabit the small village of Bakhtia 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 Herzog, Happy People: A Year in the Taiga follows one of the Siberian trappers through all four seasons of the year to tell the story of a culture virtually untouched by modernity. [Music Box Films]

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Runtime:	90 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.musicboxfilms.com/happy-people--a-year-in-the-taiga-movies-55.php
Production:	Studio Babelsberg
Genres:	Documentary
Country:	Germany
Languages:	English, Russian
Home Release Date:	Apr 23, 2013

Director	Credit
Dmitry Vasyukov	Director
Werner Herzog	Director

Writer	Credit
Dmitry Vasyukov	Writer
Rudolph Herzog	Writer
Werner Herzog	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Werner Herzog	Principal Cast

Producer	Credit
Charlie Woebcken	Producer
Christoph Fisser	Producer
Klaus Badelt	Executive Producer
Nick N. Raslan	Producer
Robyn Klein	Associate Producer
Thomas Nickel	Co-Producer
Timur Bekmambetov	Executive Producer
Vladimir Perepelkin	Producer
Werner Herzog	Executive Producer
Yanko Damboulev	Executive Producer