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A quiet, deeply moving meditation on mortality that asks you to sit with a man's regret and his late, small triumph.
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Dersu Uzala
A slow, majestic journey through the wilderness that quietly builds a deep, bittersweet friendship and leaves you with a profound sense of loss.
About 1975 film by Akira Kurosawa
Genres drama, adventure, biographical
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Yuri Nagibin
Starring Yury Solomin, Maxim Munzuk, Svetlana Fjodorovna Daniltsjenko, Vladimir Kremena
Music Isaac Schwartz
Runtime 141 min
Country Japan, Soviet Union
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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