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Completed - ENGLISH, ESTONIAN - Drama - 100 minutes

Log Line

A teenage boy meets a Chechen assassin in a hospital after a shady bomb explosion. A new kind of friendship is formed, tried and tested in the hyperbole of following events.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2009 (Premiere)
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Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Hannu SALONEN
Writer(s) : Hannu SALONEN, Katrin LAUR, Mart KIVASTIK
Cast : Jan UUSPÕLD, Malla MALMIVAARA, Mart MÜÜRISEPP, Mehmet KURTULUS, Rein OJA, Tim SEYFI

Producer(s) : Jarkko HENTULA (Juonifilmi), Philipp HOMBERG (Homberg Filmproduktion), Piret TIBBO-HUDGINS (Allfilm)

Synopsis

Tom, an easygoing young boy ends up in a hospital with a Chechen man Artur, after having saved his life in a bomb explosion. Tom attaches quickly to this mysterious man, helping him to escape from the hospital.
A kind of friendship evolves between them, Artur trying to keep Tom away from his personal war. Tom is thrown into dramatic events that abruptly open his eyes. The chain of death and vengeance seems unstoppable and the question arises if Tom will become a part of it.

Production

Country(ies) : ESTONIA, GERMANY, FINLAND, IRELAND

Start of shooting : March 2008

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