Summaries

A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family.

A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: LUCIA (8) is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father KAIDO (35), a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother MARIA (37) is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor SIRPA (45). This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • fire
  • graveyard
  • orphanage
  • estonia
  • keeper
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 24, 2011
Countries of origin Finland Estonia
Language Russian Finnish Estonian
Filming locations Estonia
Production companies Content Providers Estinfilm

Box office

Budget $500000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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