In the Forests of Siberia

A quiet, immersive plunge into extreme solitude and nature, where stillness and survival slowly give way to an unlikely, tender friendship.

Directed by

Safy Nebbou

Genres

Adventure, Drama

Starring

Raphaël Personnaz, Evgeniy Sidikhin

Overview

Fed up with the hectic, senseless world he lives in, Teddy decides to settle down alone in Siberia, in the midst of winter, in a hut by the shore of Lake Baikal. After an initial period of elation in front of the splendor and magic of unspoiled nature, Teddy soon finds himself confronted with the less glossy side of things : solitude, extreme cold, the necessity to find food, danger... One night Teddy gets lost in a blizzard and would be doomed to a certain death, were it not for Aleksei, a Russian convict living hidden away in the forest nearby, who rescues him in extremis. Friendship soon blossoms between the two men...

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, friendship, survival, freedom

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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