Happy People: A Year in the Taiga


1h 30m 2010

Brief Synopsis

Werner Herzog takes viewers on a journey to the Siberian Taiga, where 300 people live in the small village of Bakhtia at the river Yenisei, far from civilization and accessible only by boat or helicopter. Without phones, running water or access to modern medicine, the daily routines of the locals ha

Film Details

Also Known As
Lyckliga människor
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Studio Babelsberg ; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh
Distribution Company
MONGREL MEDIA/MUSIC BOX FILMS; Mongrel Media ; Mongrel Media ; Music Box Films ; StudioCanal ; Studiocanal

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Werner Herzog takes viewers on a journey to the Siberian Taiga, where 300 people live in the small village of Bakhtia at the river Yenisei, far from civilization and accessible only by boat or helicopter. Without phones, running water or access to modern medicine, the daily routines of the locals have gone almost unchanged for centuries. The life of this traditional community is seen through the activities of a trapper over the course of one year.

Film Details

Also Known As
Lyckliga människor
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Studio Babelsberg ; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh
Distribution Company
MONGREL MEDIA/MUSIC BOX FILMS; Mongrel Media ; Mongrel Media ; Music Box Films ; StudioCanal ; Studiocanal

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States January 25, 2013

Limited Release in United States January 25, 2013

Released in United States 2010

Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 2010.)