Dersu Uzala
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At the turn of the 20th century, a Russian military topographer mapping the uncharted Siberian wilderness of the Ussuri basin befriends an elderly, animist Goldi hunter named Dersu Uzala, whose profound oneness with nature, survival tracking instincts, and gentle wisdom save the expedition during an apocalyptic frozen blizzard on Lake Khanka. Akira Kurosawa's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar-winning 70mm epic.
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