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The Sleeping Beast

Original title: Tagurpidi torn
Year: 2022
Running time: 95 min.
Country: Estonia
Director: Jaak Kilmi
Screenwriter: Aidi Vallik
Cast: Reimoo Sagor, Nils Jaagup England, Rasmus Ermel, Ester Kuntu, Evelin Pang, Rebeka Kask, Rosenberg Marek, Jaanika Arum, Una Marta Soms, Laura Vahtre, Andres Lepik, Juuli Lill, Kimi Reiko Pilipenko, Riho Kütsar, Anti Kobin
Music: Karlis Auzans
Cinematography: Elen Lotman
Producer: Co-production Estonia-Latvia;
Stellar Film. Distributor: Media Luna New Films
Genre: Drama. Mystery. Thriller
Synopsis: The story of a group of children spending their summer in a sleepy hamlet, where their only entertainment is simply hanging around and climbing in an abandoned manufacturing facility, until they are forbidden to do that. The gang's boss Kristjan and his friends Ariel, Loore, Mia-Margot and Siim decide to ignore the ban. This decision changes their lives and friends face a grim confrontation. They need to answer the question -what is right and what is wrong?

Critics' reviews

"A wonderfully executed and realised tale of childhood that strips away some of the more saccharine elements that can often overwhelm coming-of-age stories to create a sometimes dark, yet hopeful, fable rooted in reality"

Laurence Boyce: Cineuropa

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The Sleeping Beast

2022

Jaak Kilmi