Happy People: A Year in the Taiga fingerprintStriking style, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Hopeful and wondrous
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Hopeful and wondrous
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wondrous, and wholesome.
Everyday modern life and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The director of Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Grizzly Man takes you on an epic journey into the heart of the Siberian wilderness
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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Brew, and Curiosity Stream in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.7, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 34 min
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 81 and audiences 77 out of 100, so both groups see Happy People: A Year in the Taiga much the same way.
It was made in English, with some Russian. Produced in Germany.
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