Somnambuul

2003
2h 9m

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1944, Estonia. An impending Russian invasion forces thousands to flee. Eetla leaves the last boat, thus giving up her chance to escape. Defying the cold wind and rain of autumn, she returns ... Read all1944, Estonia. An impending Russian invasion forces thousands to flee. Eetla leaves the last boat, thus giving up her chance to escape. Defying the cold wind and rain of autumn, she returns to the lighthouse manned by her father Gottfrid.1944, Estonia. An impending Russian invasion forces thousands to flee. Eetla leaves the last boat, thus giving up her chance to escape. Defying the cold wind and rain of autumn, she returns to the lighthouse manned by her father Gottfrid.

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Katariina Unt

Eetla
(as Katariina Lauk-Tamm)

Evald Aavik

Gottfrid

Ivo Uukkivi

Kasper

Jan Uuspõld

Ivanes

Director
- Sulev Keedus
Writers
- Sulev Keedus
- Madis Kõiv
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widmannr

a fascinating meditation on the Russian invasion of Estonia

Sulev Keedus has directed a beautiful, fascinating meditation on the violence of the Russian incursions into Estonia in the 20th century. He tells the story through three principals, living on the coastline of Estonia. The interactions of these 3 are metaphoric commentaries on the political and social struggles between Russia and Estonia.

The cinematography is very impressive. Some of the shots of 3 three main actors in half light are very haunting.

The lighthouse on the coast is hardly a safeguard against anything and its fate, which concludes the film, will startle and shock most viewers, especially given the now famous images of 9/11/2001.

R L Widmann

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Katariina Unt admitted that she surprised herself when she performed totally naked in this movie. "Before this film, I thought that I probably wouldn't do some things - to be naked or to play an intimate scene in a film - or if I did, for what money," she said. She added that she accepted to play without clothes because stripping was fully justified according to the plot and that the hardest was that she had to act naked in the cold. "Yes, sometimes it was just a matter of physical endurance. The outdoor conditions were sometimes so extreme that I was afraid of freezing to death. For some scenes, I was also forced to drink alcohol. To get a little warm inside. But for most of the shots it could not be allowed. I was only creamed with sports cream."