In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.

"November" is based on Estonian novel "Rehepapp" by Andrus Kivirähk, a bestseller of the last twenty years. The film is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers' main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. To guard their souls, they'll give them away to thieving creatures made of wood and metal called kratts, who help their masters by stealing more. They steal even if their barns are already overflowing. Stealing is an obsession that makes the villagers more and more like the soulless creatures they command, the kratts. The main character of the film is a young farm girl named Liina who is hopelessly and forlornly in love with a village boy named Hans. Her longing makes the girl become a werewolf and jump into an ice-cold pond. She's ready to die in the name of love. The pragmatic farmers are faced with a question: is the life that they've won through so much toil worth anything, if it lacks a soul? Estonian pagan and European Christian mythologies come together in this film. Both mythologies look for a miracle; for an ancient force that gives one a soul. This film is about souls - longing for a soul, selling your soul, and living without a soul.

In a superstition-filled village of 19th-century Estonia, evil spirits run rampant, terrifying creatures lurk in every shadow, and insidious epidemics threaten the lives of its inhabitants. With cheating and stealing securing the miserable today, Liina, a young farm girl, is shocked to discover that her impoverished farmer father has promised her hand in marriage to a repulsive elder. But Liina is madly in love with Hans, a local boy. He, however, only has eyes for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy German baron. As the community tries to survive the harsh winter, fighting against the plague and forces beyond human comprehension, Liina and Hans would do anything for love, including turning to black magic to win their mortal hearts' desire. What flowers bloom in bleak November?—Nick Riganas