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A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion – fencing, which causes a conflict with the school’s principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel’s background…
Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.
Original Release
03/13/2015
US Release
07/21/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Märt Avandi | Endel Nelis / Endel |
Ursula Ratasepp | Kadri |
Hendrik Toompere Jr. | Principal |
Liisa Koppel | Marta |
Joonas Koff | Jaan |
Egert Kadastu | Toomas |
Ann-Lisett Rebane | Lea |
Elbe Reiter | Tiiu |
Jaak Prints | Principal's assistant |
Kirill Käro | Aleksei / Aleksey |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Märt Avandi | Endel Nelis / Endel |
Ursula Ratasepp | Kadri |
Hendrik Toompere Jr. | Principal |
Liisa Koppel | Marta |
Joonas Koff | Jaan |
Egert Kadastu | Toomas |
Ann-Lisett Rebane | Lea |
Elbe Reiter | Tiiu |
Jaak Prints | Principal's assistant |
Kirill Käro | Aleksei / Aleksey |
Lembit Ulfsak | Jaan's grandfather |
Leida Rammo | Boarding house's hostess / Dormitory Receptionist |
Raimo Pass | Officer |
Erkki Tikan | Officer |
Maria Avdjushko | Clerk in Leningrad / Official in Leningrad |
Alina Karmazina | Armenian Coach / Armenian trainer |
Sergei Tserkassov | Commentator in Leningrad / Announcer in Leningrad |
Aleksander Okunev | Secret Police Chief / MGB officer |
Piret Kalda | Jaan's mother |
Kaie Mihkelson | Post Office Clerk / Postal clerk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kaarle Aho | Producer |
Kim Allen | Producer |
Jörg Bundschuh | Producer |
Irina Chirashnya | Producer |
Ivo Felt | Producer |
Paul Fenwick | Producer |
Franz Hirner | Producer |
Jan Kuchta | Producer |
Brandon Leidel | Producer |
Thomas Liaudet | Producer |
Taylor Re Lynn | Producer |
Vladislav Madzhuga | Producer |
Jennifer McDermott | Producer |
Kai Nordberg | Producer |
Roland Nyoth | Producer |
Samuel Peralta | Producer |
Katrin Schmidt | Producer |
Laura Schwartz | Producer |
Jarmo Siimento | Producer |
Johanna Trass | Producer |
Ville Varesvuo | Producer |
Trailers
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2016 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language | Nominated |