East of the West - Competition 2019 / Skandinaavia vaikus / Estonia, France, Belgium 2019
A brother and sister set out across a silent winter landscape, but after years apart they have difficulty communicating. This minimalist study of a difficult sibling relationship presents three versions of the same story, asking whether time can heal the wounds of the past.
Martti Helde’s second feature takes us into a silent winter landscape where a newly released inmate reunites with his sister after many years apart. They set out on a journey together but have difficulty communicating. In order to truly re-connect they will have to face the traumas of the past head-on. This minimalist study of a difficult sibling relationship presents three versions of the same story, offering viewers different ways of looking at the events in question. The result is a focused exploration of the protagonists’ inner worlds, whose intensity is underscored by the film’s black-and-white cinematography and its ambient soundtrack.
Sandra Hezinová
75 min / Color, Black & White, DCP
European premiere
Director Martti Helde
/ Screenplay Martti Helde, Nathaniel Price
/ Dir. of Photography Erik Põllumaa, Sten-Johan Lill
/ Music Mick Pedaja
/ Editor Jaak Ollino Jr.
/ Art Director Anneli Arusaar
/ Producer Elina Litvinova
/ Production Three Brothers
/ Coproduction ARP Selection, Media International
/ Cast Rea Lest, Reimo Sagor
/ Contact Three Brothers
Martti Helde (b. 1987, Tallinn, Estonia). Selected filmography: The Day I Grew Up (Päev, mil ma kasvasin, 2008, short), Külm on (2010, short), In the Crosswind (Risttuules, 2014), Superbia (2014, short). Scandinavian Silence (Skandinaavia vaikus, 2019)
Three Brothers
Kungla 44 - 3, 10413, Tallinn
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Phone: +372 569 133 77
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Elina Litvinova
Producer
Martti Helde
Film Director
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