Rating
Genre
B & W, Horror, Supernatural, Monster, Late Night Screenings, In the Mood for Love
Year
2017
Country
Estonia, Netherlands, Poland
Original language
Estonian, German, Italian
Subtitles
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Runtime
115'
Rainer Sarnet
Based on the well-known Estonian bestseller, Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk (2000), Rainer Sarnet’s feature film is a fairy tale about unrequited love. In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
“A gorgeously shot, deeply strange, hugely atmospheric black-and-white trip through a tale of magic and malice in folkloric rural Estonia.” Variety
“the forest is alive with werewolves and the ghosts of the dead, their antics adding a Monty Pythonesque lunacy that amuses and appalls in equal measure.” New York Times
Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa
Writers: Andrus Kivirähk (novel), Rainer Sarnet; Composer: Michal Jacaszek; Cinematographer: Mart Taniel; Editor: Jaroslaw Kaminski;
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, CPH: PIX, Göteborg Film Festival, Imagine Film Festival, BIFAN - Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival
- November, 2017
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- Where Souls Go, 2007
- Tabamata Ime, 2006
- Kass kukub käppadele, 1999
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