Taiga Story (1979)

Director: Vladimir Fetin

A hunter, returning to the Taiga forest, finds a dying girl in his cabin. He stoically nurses her back to life, but the differences between them may be too great for them to remain together. Based on the short story 'Dream of the White Mountains' by Viktor Astafyev.

Cast

Yevgeni Kindinov

Goga

Mikhail Kononov

Akim

Svetlana Smekhnova

Elia

Vladimir Kashpur

Koryaga

Vera Titova

Nurse

Arkadi Trusov

Doctor

Arkady Pyshnyak

Helicopter Passenger

Tatyana Piletskaya

Elia's Mother