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With HAPPY PEOPLE, 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 life of indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga.
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. Withinsightful commentary written and narrated by 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.
Original Release
09/03/2010
US Release
09/03/2010
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anatoly Blumei | Self - Trapper #2 |
Gennady Tiganov | Self - Native Boat Builder |
Mikhail Tarkovsky | Self - Trapper #3 |
Werner Herzog | Himself - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
Directors
Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov
Writers
Werner Herzog, Dmitry Vasyukov, Rudolph Herzog
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anatoly Blumei | Self - Trapper #2 |
Gennady Tiganov | Self - Native Boat Builder |
Mikhail Tarkovsky | Self - Trapper #3 |
Werner Herzog | Himself - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Werner Herzog | Executive Producer |
Klaus Badelt | Executive Producer |
Timur Bekmambetov | Executive Producer |
Yanko Damboulev | Executive Producer |
Christoph Fisser | Producer |
Robyn Klein | Producer |
Thomas Nickel | Producer |
Vladimir Perepelkin | Producer |
Nick N. Raslan | Producer |
Charlie Woebcken | Producer |
Editors
Dmitry Vasyukov, Alexey Stanevich, Maxim Perepelkin, Joe Bini