The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Asko KaseDirector
- Lauri VahtreWriter
- Mihkel UlmanWriter
- Sven GrünbergOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sergo VaresTanel Rõuk
- Liisi KoiksonAnna Rõuk
- Mait MalmstenLawyer
- Tõnu KarkGeneral Põdder
- Tambet TuiskSpecialist
- Carmen MikiverElsa Kingissepp
- Ain LutseppJulius Saarepuu
- Piret KaldaMaret Saarepuu
- Emil-Joosep VirkusJoosep Saarepuu
- Yevgeni KnyazevZinovyev
- Ilkka KoivulaKuusinen
- Roman KalkajevBerzins