TAARKA
by Ain Mäeots
synopsis
The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest hero of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimneyless hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka – a despised woman and a worshipped singer.
international title: | Taarka |
original title: | Taarka |
country: | Estonia |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ain Mäeots |
film run: | 94' |
release date: | EE 11/08/2008 |
screenplay: | Mart Kivastik, Ülle Kahusk, Ain Mäeots, Hardi Volmer, Elo Selirand |
cast: | Inga Salurand, Siiri Sisask, Marje Metsur, Riina Maidre, Mikko Nousiainen, Tõnu Oja, Kaarel Oja, Helena Merzin, Liina Tennossaar |
cinematography by: | Elen Lotman |
art director: | Elo Soode |
costumes designer: | Eva-Maria Gramakovski |
music: | Adres Lõo |
producer: | Anneli Ahven |
production: | Exitfilm |