Deserted in the Russian wilderness with nothing but withdrawal and your worst friends.
Three young people find themselves stranded in the taiga without any means of subsistence and, most importantly, without "vint"—a drug without which they cannot imagine their lives. This forced journey through the taiga becomes for each of them a struggle to overcome the terrible power of "vint," to overcome their hatred of life, their past, and themselves... Only one of the heroes manages to emerge from this ordeal. The taiga took away from him the most precious things – his friends and his faith in his father – but gave him something else in return: a new life. Without vint.
Acting
Chadov's physical descent into withdrawal is genuinely harrowing.
Production
Taiga shot on location—cold seeps through the screen.
Director
Denis Neimand
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
'Vint' refers to real Soviet-era homemade stimulants, making this rare cinematic documentation of a specific post-Soviet narcotic crisis.
Director Neimand cast actual recovering addicts in supporting roles; Chadov reportedly refused the synthetic 'withdrawal acting' coach and researched medically instead.
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