Drama · Estonia · 2011 · 1h 40m

The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

Surnuaiavahi tütar

Director

Cast

Maria Avdjuško as Marija Kertu-Killu Grenman as Lucia Esther Kõiv as Jacinta Rain Simmul as Kaido Ulla Reinikainen as Sirpa Ülle Kaljuste as Anne

Crew

Anssi Leino — Director of Photography Kersti Miilen — Editor Pärt Uusberg — Original Music Composer Katrin Laur — Writer Mati Sepping — Producer Eugen Tamberg — Production Design

Tagline

A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family

Synopsis

A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother Maria is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor Sipra. This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Katrin Laur Director Anssi Leino Director of Photography Kersti Miilen Editor Pärt Uusberg Original Music Composer Katrin Laur Writer Mati Sepping Producer Eugen Tamberg Production Design

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