8 films about the taiga, which are worth paying attention to

1. Two

• Russia, 2018.
• Drama.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 6.3.

Young spouses Andrei and Nadia are not going through the best period in their relationship. Together they go on a hike in the taiga - the heroine hopes to cure infertility by plunging into a miraculous lake, while her husband is determined to get a divorce. But their plans are thwarted when heavy rains raise the water level in the river and cut off the couple's way home.

Initially, Timofey Zhalnin wanted to name his debut film "Disappearance". The plot was prompted by a real story about a couple lost in the Siberian taiga, which the director learned from local hunters.

2. edge

• Russia, 2010
• Drama.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 6.4.

1945 A young German Elsa, having lost all her relatives and miraculously escaped from Russian bullets, takes refuge in a remote taiga village called Kray. There, the driver Ignat finds her, and feelings arise between the girl and the shell-shocked front-line soldier. The problem is that the population of the taiga station is extremely dissatisfied with this.

Not all critics liked the film by Alexei Uchitel (the author of the scandalous Matilda). But some still praised the tape for beautiful shots and the game of Vladimir Mashkov.

3. The end of the taiga emperor

• USSR, 1978.
• Adventures, biography.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 6.7.

1922 Young Arkady Golikov is appointed commander of a special detachment, the main goal of which is to neutralize the gang of Ataman Solovyov. The latter is so elusive that he calls himself the emperor of the taiga.

The film tells about the youth of the famous Soviet writer Arkady Gaidar, played by Andrei Rostotsky. It is a vivid example of western - a very peculiar Soviet genre that inherited the features of the classic Western western.

4. Nakhodka

• Russia, 2015.
• Drama.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 6.7.

Grumpy fish inspector Trofim Rusanov accidentally finds himself alone on the far side of the bay. The way home is long and difficult for him, and the boat is nowhere to be found. In addition, the hero finds in the taiga newborn girl.

The film is based on the short story "Nakhodka" by the Soviet realist writer Vladimir Tendryakov. Over the years, it has not lost its relevance, so the fact that the action has been transferred to the present day in the tape is not at all obvious.

5. Master of the taiga

• USSR, 1969.
• Crime.
• Duration: 83 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.4.

In a remote taiga village, someone robbed a local general store. However, to find the criminals immediately, in hot pursuit, does not work. Then the local district police officer Vasily Fokich Seryozhkin, nicknamed the Master of the Taiga, gets down to business.

In the 1960s, many Soviet directors began to shoot on the topic of crime. And everyone who is interested in the detective stories of that time should definitely watch the trilogy written by screenwriter Boris Mozhaev based on his own stories. In addition to "The Master of the Taiga", it also includes "The Loss of a Witness" (1972) and "Preliminary Investigation" (1978).

By the way, one of the heroes was played by the legendary Vladimir Vysotsky. He even wrote several songs especially for the film.

6. Siberia. Mon amyr

• Russia, 2011.
• Drama.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

Old man Ivan and his grandson Lyoshka live in the abandoned Siberian village of Monamur. The boy is waiting for his long-lost father. And the only connection with the world for them and their grandfather is Uncle Yura, who occasionally comes from the nearest village.

The idea of ​​the film came to director Vyacheslav Ross while still studying at VGIK. As a result, his work has received many awards at domestic and international film festivals.

"Monamur" is full of melancholy and can leave an unpleasant aftertaste. Still, the finale of the picture is very life-affirming.

7. case in taiga

• USSR, 1954.
• Fighter, family.
• Duration: 91 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

The young scientist Andrey comes to the timber industry to introduce the method he invented for breeding sables. On the spot, he convicts the most respected hunter of the region, Fedor, of poaching, and a conflict flares up between the heroes.

Although many aggregator sites list “action” in the description of the film, in reality this is a typical production drama. And if you like such lamp pictures of that time as “It was in Penkovo” and “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”, you will like this movie.

In addition, the film, despite its advanced age, is in color, and the famous Siberian taiga appears incredibly beautiful in it.

8. Taiga story

• USSR, 1979.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• KinoPoisk: 7.7.

Akim, a laconic taiga hunter, finds a dying girl Elya from Moscow in his winter hut. He nurses her, postponing the hunting business. Gradually, feelings arise between him and Elya, but the gap between the heroes is too great.

It's hard to believe that this is sensual and somewhat outrageous for Soviet the time of the movie was shot by Vladimir Fetin, director of the comedy "Striped Flight". Unfortunately, his "Taiga Story" based on the novel by Viktor Astafiev remained a little-known and underestimated film.

Linda Zhuravleva