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Sügisball
Set among a complex of Soviet-era tower blocks in Estonia, the people in Sügisball are eager for their lives to change. Jaana is leaving her alcoholic, writer husband, Mati. Architect Maurer is more impressed with modernist Scandinavian design than with his wife, Ulvi, who then takes an eye to a nightclub coat-checker named Theo. Lots of women take an interest in Theo but his social status keeps them from pursuing a deeper relationship. Then there's Laura, a single mother and factory worker. She loves her daughter and is afraid that the local barber's interest in her young one has little to do with hair. The interactions in this microcosm are a study in loneliness and yearning. Narcissism adds to the malaise and the slow awakening of a new society. Admissions of love are misconstrued or altogether ignored as confusion permeates the concrete walls. Looming large and stark over the landscape, the tower blocks represent the crumbling past and the daunting challenge of creating a satisfying present. Previously a painter and heavy-metal guitarist, Veiko Öunpuu directs with color and style, and his results are as sophisticated as they are tentatively dark.
Cast & Crew
Director: Veiko Öunpuu
Producer: Katrin Kissa
Editor: Veiko Õunpuu, Tambet Tasuja
Screenwriter: Veiko Õunpuu
Cinematographer: Mart Taniel
Music: Ulo Krigul
Principal Cast: Rain Tolk, Taavi Eelmaa, Tiina Tauraite
Filmography: Debut Feature Film
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