Happy People : A Year in the Taiga

Storyline Happy People : A Year In The Taiga

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. The expressive pictures are accompanied by original sound bites quoting the villagers.

Summary Happy People : A Year In The Taiga

A documentary on the indigenous people living in Bakhtia, the heart of the Siberian Taiga; some 300 villagers whose daily routines have barely changed over the last century and live according to their own values and cultural traditions.

Directors : Dmitry Vasyukov, Werner Herzog

Writers : Rudolph Herzog, Werner Herzog

Stars : Werner Herzog

Details Happy People : A Year In The Taiga

Country : Germany

Language : English | Russian

Release Date : 15 November 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As : Gent feliç. Un any a la taigà

Filming Locations : Siberia, Russia