Empty

Tühirand

Colour, 35 mm
Estonia, 2006, 43 min
IP – International premiere
Section: Forum of Independents

Director: Veiko Ounpuu
Screenplay: Veiko Ounpuu
Dir. of Photography: Mart Taniel
Music: Ülo Krigul
Designer: Veiko Ounpuu
Editor: Jan – Erik Nogisto
Producer: Katrin Kissa, Rain Tolk
Production: Kuukulgur Film
Contact: Kuukulgur Film
  
Cast: Rain Tolk, Taavi Eelmaa, Maarja Jakobson

Synopsis

The young man Mati spends a weekend with his wife Helina and her lover Edouard. A laconic portrait of love the Estonian way in the style of Aki Kaurismäki or Jim Jarmusch.

About the director

Veiko Ounpuu (b. 1972) is an unsuccessful ex-salesman, backpacker, driver, a reluctant employee of sundry advertising agencies and a bankrupt film producer. After studying at the Estonian Academy of Arts he became a painter. He also writes for an Estonian cultural weekly and is involved in film. He wrote and directed his short film debut Empty in 2006. He lives in Tallinn.

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Kuukulgur Film
Jakobsoni 14, 10128 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: +372 566 778 55
Fax: +372 600 92 38
E-mail: kissa@kuukulgur.ee

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