Documentary · Estonia · 2010 · 38m

Father, Son and Holy Theatre

Isa, Poeg ja Teatri Vaim

Director

Cast

Alar Sudak as Self Elmo Nüganen as Eino Baskin as Kalju Komissarov as

Crew

Rein Kotov — Director of Photography Heilika Pikkov — Director of Photography Marko Raat — Director of Photography Madli Lääne — Editor Marko Raat — Writer Ivo Felt — Producer

Synopsis

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is the don Quijote of Estonian theatre - predestined to eternal loneliness. Sudak's dream to become an officially acknowledged actor has never come true. He has failed the entrace exams to the Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and other schools. The documentary tells a story related to the Old Testament - including good-hearted Satan, water wars, unrequited love of theatre, jurisprudence, community's revenge that lasts over several generations and regimes. Elaan's life and destiny includes so much drama that he is unable to let go of it - as his actor's spirit cannot live without it.

Key Collaborators

Marko Raat Director Rein Kotov Director of Photography Heilika Pikkov Director of Photography Marko Raat Director of Photography Madli Lääne Editor Marko Raat Writer Ivo Felt Producer

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