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Forum of Independents - Competition 2006 / Tühirand / Estonia 2006

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.

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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 film

43 min / Color, 35 mm
International premiere

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

About the director

Veiko Õunpuu

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.

Contacts

Kuukulgur Film
Niine 11, 10414, Tallinn
Estonia
Phone: +372 529 4604
Fax: +372 600 9238
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Katrin Kissa
Producer

Veiko Õunpuu
Film Director

Lili Pilt
Film Institution Rep.

Mart Taniel
Director of Photography

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