Is it possible to be a "good person"? What does this mean? And what do you get out of it? Such questions arise for middle-aged man Tony. He is determined to travel and "cleanse" his conscience, but his every step leads to an increasingly complex reality. He meets many typical Estonians of these times and experiences many adventures, often funny. So little by little, quietly but surely, he loses his job, his family, and ultimately his perception of reality and himself.
"History can be a driving force in melodrama, it doesn't interest me much. After all, history can turn so differently! I have a much more interesting mood and meaning, as well as a hero, ”said director Veiko Õunpuu.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 50 min.
- Country, year
- Estonia, Finland, Sweden, 2009
- Genre
- Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystical
- Language
- Estonian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Veiko Õunpuu
- Screenplay
- Veiko Õunpuu
- Cinematography
- Mart Taniel
- Music
- Ülo Krigul
- Cast
- Taavi Eelmaa, Ravshana Kurkova, Tiina Tauraite, Sten Ljunggren
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu was born in 1972 in Estonia. He has been a worker, a carpet salesman, a university dropout on three different occasions, a backpacker and a painter. In 2006 he founded the production company Homeless Bob Poduction and directed the independent short film Empty (2006). In 2007 presented first feature Autumn Ball (2007), that won the Horizon Award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2010 his second feature drama The Temptation of St. Tony screened in various film festivals around the world including Scanorama. In 2013 he made a film Free Range.
