Synopsis:

Dersu Uzala is a perfect tale about the delicate relationship between two worlds on the brink of extinction: the gentlemen explorers from the XIX century and free-spirited mountain men. Captain Vladímir Arséniev (1872-1930), one of the greatest Russian explorers, leads an expedition in the western Siberian woods, mapping uncharted land, crossing rivers and vast forests. It’s a shamanic journey. The narrative moves into more intimate territories, into interior landscapes where Arséniev finds the meaning of life through Dersu Uzala’s eyes and words, as he is the life master, the Basho from Kamchatka. The film is based on the travel books written by the explorer during his three geological expeditions in the name of the Tzar between 1902 and 1908. Dersu Uzala portrays human life in harmony with nature, something forgotten in the refined societies in Russia at the beginning of the XX century. With Dersu the wood is alive, full of messages: the fire and the moon talk, the river and the trees are its inhabitants. Dersu will teach Vladimir how to respect and live in harmony with nature.

As Arseniev and Kurosawa depict their increasing fascination with the Taiga, the seasonal colours in the magical Siberian wood unfold.

1975: Óscar: Melhor filme de língua não inglesa

1975: Grande prémio no festival internacional de Moscovo

1976: Prémios David di Donatello: Melhor director estrangeiro