Puhastus
Directed by:
Antti J. JokinenCinematography:
Rauno RonkainenComposer:
Tuomas KantelinenCast:
Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt, Amanda Pilke, Peter Franzén, Kristjan Sarv, Krista Kosonen, Tommi Korpela, Sonja Nüganen, Kaisa Kaljusaar, Laura Kiis (more)VOD (1)
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Young Zara escapes from a nightclub where she was forced into prostitution, and finds refuge on Aliida's farm. Her experience awakens Aliida's painful memories of the past war and the Russian occupation of Estonia. She recalls not only the atrocities of the war, but also the acts she was forced into under totalitarian duress. Now, with Zara's help, Aliida is finally able to come to terms with her past. (Days of European Film)
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It was good. Who would have expected this from the director of The Resident.
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This Finnish-Estonian film is actually Finland in person in an Estonian coat. By which I mean Finnish actors in an Estonian setting. And I’ve got to say hats off for such cooperation. The Scandinavian boys did a good job by mixing a WWII plotline with a story from today’s sometimes rather harsh reality. The film is not nice to watch, it’s rather gloomy and can get you pretty upset. But maybe this is the exact reason why it’s able to captivate the audience so much. The atmosphere is great, the setting is amazing and the fault I can find lies maybe with the narrative of those two stories. At times, I found it overly complicated, but I guess those stories are like that sometimes. Apart from that, it’s a great film.
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An interesting watch that convinced me that life in Estonia was, is, and probably will be, hard. The film has two storylines, a wartime (or post-war) one where the Estonians return against their will to the all-encompassing arms of their eastern "brother", and an almost contemporary storyline. The atmosphere of the film is perfectly bleak, the story raw and brutal. It doesn't get boring for even a second. A great film.
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