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The Fencer

Miekkailija (AKA The Fencer)

2015

Klaus Härö

Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Lembit Ulfsak, Kirill Käro ...

6.2

1,566

Drama Fleeing from the secret police, an ambitious young fencer finds himself teaching small-town children in a godforsaken spa resort, only to realize that this is exactly what he wants to do in life.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"Though handsome and atmospheric, this Cold War swordplay drama is too much of a blunt instrument"	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The inspirational-teacher movie gets an effective, sober-minded iteration in 'The Fencer' (...) this well-acted, smoothly crafted drama tells a story of cross-generational bonding in the face of historical oppression"	POS
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"[It] has strong performances and is luscious to look at (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Clack Time Out	"Props should go to director Klaus Härö for making such a predictable premise feel fresh and his cast of characters (...) feel engaging (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Chicago Reader	"An affecting portrait (...) Klaus Härö elicits fine performances all around (...) Tuomo Hutri's cinematography is gorgeous"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"Handsomely made (...) The historical context does add a unique texture to the familiar trajectory of Anna Heinamaa’s sturdy screenplay (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Australia	Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"Klaus Härö manages the subject matter delicately (...) The romance that develops between Endel and his colleague Kadri (...) is nicely handled"	POS

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