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Dersu Uzala

Name: Dersu Uzala
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1975-08-02
Cast: Yuriy Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, Mikhail Bychkov, B. Khorulev, Vladimir Kremena

1975 | 141 min | Adventure, Drama

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Audiences rate it highly (7.9 out of 10), it won 2 Oscars and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for adventure fans. If you loved Dances with Wolves or Kong: Skull Island, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 21 min.
What might put you off: It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesStrong
7.9 out of 10
AwardsStrong
Won 2 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards: Best Foreign Director. Plus 4 other awards.
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 103K people sought it out in the past year