Rafeal is the sole survivor of an attack on a Soviet outpost. Inspired by the three martial artists who easily dispatched the other guards on duty with him, Rafeal decides to learn kung fu. Unfortunately for him, "everything cool" is banned in the USSR, and he’ll have to seek martial arts teachers at one of the unlikeliest places: the local Eastern Orthodox monastery. Explicitly referencing multiple genre classics, the film does not rest on just being an over-the-top action comedy, but asks questions about the place of faith and spirituality within modern society.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 55 min.
- Country, year
- Estonia, Greece, Finland, Latvia, 2023
- Genre
- Comedy, Action
- Language
- Estonian, Russian
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Rainer Sarnet
- Screenplay
- Rainer Sarnet
- Producers
- Katrin Kissa
- Cinematography
- Mart Tanie
- Cast
- Ursel Tilk, Ester Kuntu, Indrek Sammul, Kaarel Pogga
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Rainer Sarnet
Rainer Sarnet is an Estonian film and theatre director. He has staged over a dozen plays in Von Krahl Theatre in Tallinn, authored comic books, and written film scenarios. His recent films include the widely acclaimed feature films Idiot (2011) November (2017) and the biographical The Diary of Vaino Vahing (2021).