Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

2013 | Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary depicting the life and work of the trappers of Bakhtia, a village in the heart of the Siberian Taiga, where daily life has changed little in over a century.

Scores

Overall Score
55.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.2%
Review Aggregate
81.4

Critic Consensus

87.8% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, scary, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

grittyscarypoliticalupliftingcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes9,358

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$338,987$456,396
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$338,987$456,396

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2013$169,494$228,198
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,567,000$3,456,085
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,534,000$2,065,304
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,317,000$4,465,849
Physical Purchases ?2013$8,596,000$11,573,241
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$152,544$205,378
Total Revenues2013$16,336,038$21,994,056
Expenses
Budget ?2013$267,000 (est)$359,476 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$237,000 (est)$319,085 (est)
Participations2013$653,000$879,168
Residuals ?2013$1,025,000$1,380,011
Interest & Overhead2013$53,400$71,895
Total Expenses2013$2,235,400$3,009,635
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$14,100,638$18,984,421

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