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Shaman

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Original title

Chamane

Year

1996

Running time

100 min.

Country

Russia

Director

Bartabas

Screenwriter

Jean-Louis Gouraud

Cast

Music

Jean-Pierre Drouet

Cinematography

Masha Solovyova

Producer

Co-production Russia-France;

International Media Group, Le Groupe d'Edition Progress, Canal+, MK2 Productions

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Nature

Synopsis

A Yakut shaman and a Muscovite violinist escape a Soviet gulag on horseback. The shaman, Anatolia, promises to guide Dimitri, but Tolia is shot during the escape and dies. His spirit seems to guide Dimitri as the musician begins the arduous journey home across the snowbound taiga. In towns and settlements, Tolia's name seems magic, securing help for Dimitri. The horse, too, becomes savior and companion. When Dimitri finally reaches Irkutsk, he sells the horse to a Gypsy for train fare. While waiting overnight for the train, he meets a woman and they go dancing. After sex, in the dark of a freezing night, Dimitri makes a decision. The music of Tolia's trump is in his soul.

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Shaman

1996

Bartabas