# Dersu Uzala (1975)

> An expansive Siberian adventure about a Russian explorer whose friendship with an instinctive hunter reveals the costs of leaving the wilderness for civilization.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4923

## Facts

- Runtime: 141 min
- Genres: Adventure, Drama
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov, B. Khorulev, Vladimir Kremena, Aleksandr Pyatkov, Svetlana Danilchenko, Dmitri Korshikov
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071411/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: contemplative, melancholic, austere, quiet weekend, reflective movie night

## Synopsis

A poignant tale of survival and friendship unfolds in the wilds of Siberia.

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- [The Bear (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/1672)
- [Peculiarities of the National Hunt (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/307073)
- [Warriors of the Wind (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/53)
- [Princess Mononoke (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/98)
- [Andrei Rublev (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/739)
- [Jeremiah Johnson (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/6840)
- [The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/129298)
- [The Tiger (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/236519)
- [Peculiarities of the National Fishing (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/12585)
- [Ivan's Childhood (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/19667)

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