THE SLEEPING BEAST
by Jaak Kilmi
synopsis
The story of a group of children spending their summer in a sleepy hamlet, where their only entertainment is simply hanging around and climbing in an abandoned manufacturing facility, until they are forbidden to do that. The gang's boss Kristjan and his friends Ariel, Loore, Mia-Margot and Siim decide to ignore the ban. This decision changes their lives and friends face a grim confrontation. They need to answer the question - what is right and what is wrong?
international title: | The Sleeping Beast |
original title: | Tagurpidi torn |
country: | Estonia, Latvia |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jaak Kilmi |
film run: | 95' |
screenplay: | Aidi Vallik |
cast: | Reimoo Sagor, Nils Jaagup England, Rasmus Ermel, Ester Kuntu, Evelin Võigemast, Rebeka Kask, Rosenberg Marek, Jaanika Arum, Una Marta Soms |
cinematography by: | Elen Lotman |
art director: | Getter Vahar |
costumes designer: | Jaanus Vahtra |
music: | Karlis Auzans |
producer: | Evelin Penttilä |
co-producer: | Dominiks Jarmakovics, Roberts Vinovskis |
line producer: | Karolina Veetamm |
production: | Stellar Film OÜ, Studio Locomotive |
backing: | Estonian Film Institute / Eesti Filmi Instituut, National Film Centre of Latvia, Creative Europe - MEDIA |
distributor: | Acme Film |