30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: Panorama

On the Water (2020) 12

Estonia | 2020 | 106 min.

Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is bullied at school and his only friends are the drunks, whores, and thieves living next door. Among them are the rough but sensible recidivist Valter and the simpleminded fisherman Kolla. His only escape from his worries is to go fishing on the lake...

CountryEstonia
Year2020
Duration106 min
Rating12
LanguageEstonian
SubtitleEnglish, Czech
Directed by Peeter Simm
Screenplay Olavi Ruitlane
Director of Photography Manfred Vainokivi
Music Marko Matver
Edited by Kersti Miilen
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Biography

An Estonian screenwriter and director. He graduated from Moscow's VGIK film institute. He has made documentaries, short and feature films. His films include Good Hands (Head käed, 2001), Fed Up! (Kõrini!, 2005), and Lonely Island (Odinokij ostrov, 2011). He also works for TV and theater.

Family, Friendship, Childhood, Comedy

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