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Marta Bałaga


1112 articles available in total starting from 07/04/2017. Last article published on 08/09/2025.

Review: Gracious Night

Review: Gracious Night

Mika Kaurismäki makes a case for obeying stay-in orders during the pandemic – as long as you are staying in a bar  

27/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Review: What We Wanted

Review: What We Wanted

Despite its balmy holiday setting, Ulrike Kofler's marital drama remains on familiar ground  

26/11/2020 | Films | Reviews | Austria

Review: 25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda

Review: 25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda

Debuting director Jan Holoubek finds his footing with a solid, if grim, retelling of a real-life tragedy  

26/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: Karnawal

Review: Karnawal

In his debut feature, a film built primarily on anticipation, Juan Pablo Félix follows the rhythm and some complicated family dynamics  

24/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: The Sign Painter

Review: The Sign Painter

Viesturs Kairiss shows that you can paint over history all you want, but it will always be there  

23/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

Lauri Randla • Director of Goodbye Soviet Union

Interview: Lauri Randla • Director of Goodbye Soviet Union

“We decided to make the Soviet Amélie

We chatted to Estonian-born director Lauri Randla, who, in Goodbye Soviet Union, shows that while the past can be tragic, you can also laugh at it  

23/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: Goodbye Soviet Union

Review: Goodbye Soviet Union

Lauri Randla’s nostalgia-tinged comedy proves that although things used to be difficult, there’s no reason why we shouldn't laugh about them now  

20/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Review: Tailor

Review: Tailor

Sonia Liza Kenterman's first feature-length outing follows Tim Gunn's advice from Project Runway and “makes it work”  

20/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Sonia Liza Kenterman • Director of Tailor

Interview: Sonia Liza Kenterman • Director of Tailor

“Sewing is a world of small details”

We talked to debuting director Sonia Liza Kenterman about Tailor, after she got to celebrate its world premiere in an actual cinema  

18/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | First Feature Competition

Miroslav Mandić • Director of Sanremo

Interview: Miroslav Mandić • Director of Sanremo

“I have lost the desire for certainty”

We talked to Miroslav Mandić, the director of Sanremo, which is celebrating its world premiere at Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival  

17/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition

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