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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

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2010 · 94 min Documentary
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.

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Year 2010
Country Germany
Genre Documentary
Director Werner Herzog
Runtime 94 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (139 votes)

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Documentary filmmaking that doesn't collect facts but builds an argument. The director has a position and doesn't hide it — credit for honesty. You watch and know you're being led somewhere specific.

Not without propagandistic techniques, but the arguments are convincing. If the subject interests you — worth watching. If not — it'll overwhelm.

Good for solo viewing or a small group of interested people. Not for a party.

Director: Werner Herzog

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Best Watched: Sunday morning with coffee — that's when this kind of film feels right. No rush.

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