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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

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A documentary film about people living in remote Siberian villages, co-directed by Werner Herzog.

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Werner Herzog bear documentary

Both are Werner Herzog documentaries. Happy People follows joyful Siberians who hunt and fish; Grizzly Man focuses on a man living among bears.

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Joe Rogan

"His documentary Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is one of my favorite documentaries of all time. It's all about these people that live in Siberia and they have like no mental illness and all they do is they live a subsistence lifestyle..."

Mentioned in context of Werner Herzog's other work including Grizzly Man

Joe Rogan

"That's a great one, too. It's about these people that live in Siberia off the Taiga river. They're like the happiest people. All they do is hunt and fish and trap. They have really strong community. They drink and they're laughing and th..."

Recommended alongside Grizzly Man as another Werner Herzog documentary

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Used for: Watching a compelling portrait of subsistence living in Siberia and its effect on human happiness and mental health Praised: Documents people living a simple, community-driven subsistence lifestyle with... vs: Mentioned in context of Werner Herzog's other work including Grizzly Man

"His documentary Happy People: A Year in the Taiga is one of my favorite documentaries of all time. It's all about these people that live in Siberia and they have like no mental illness and all they do is they live a subsistence lifestyle. They're ..."

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"Did you ever watch the Werner Herzog documentary Happy People? It's really fantastic. It's about these people that live in Siberia and they're so h..."

"Have you ever seen that Werner Herzog documentary Happy People? It's called Happy People: Life in the Taiga. It's all about these trappers that liv..."

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