Vehkleja
Directed by:
Klaus HäröScreenplay:
Anna HeinämaaCinematography:
Tuomo HutriComposer:
Gert Wilden Jr.Cast:
Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere, Liisa Koppel, Joonas Koff, Egert Kadatsu, Ann-Lisett Rebane, Elbe Reiter, Jaak Prints, Kirill Käro (more)Plots(1)
In 1952 a young fencing champion Endel arrives in a small town Haapsalu to work as a physical training teacher. For an introvert man it is hard to get contact with the children who have been through a lot. In spite of the opposition of the principal of the school, Endel manages to get a permit to teach fencing for children. Slowly it becomes a therapy for the children as well as the teacher himself – a way to deal with everyday grim. The defeated principal is holding a grudge and starts to investigate, why did the champion of the Soviet Union really come to a small town. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
First I would like to say that I’m happy to see any filmmaking endeavors from the Baltic states, so I didn’t mind the topic of this film – that is fencing, which I know nothing about. Far from minding it, I was happy to be surprised. The Estonians did a good job with this film, telling a touching story from the 1950s in a very decent way, even though the result is kind of gloomy. Moreover, I learned something about Estonia in that era.
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