The film that talks about six inhabitants of Soviet-era tower blocks whose lives touch together, and who are all united by a feeling of loneliness. The young writer, Mati, lurks outside the window of his ex-wife and unsuccessfully approaches other women. August Kask is a bachelor-barber living a drab life who takes to a little girl, but his approaches are misconstrued as pedophilia. The single mom, Laura, watches a sappy soap opera on TV and pushes away men's advances because she cannot trust them. Maurer, the architect, thinks about the well-being of humanity, but has forgotten his own wife, who, in turn, looks for solace in the coatroom attendant Theo. Women like Theo, but due to his low social status, they don't take him seriously.
Synopsis
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- Original Title: Sugisball
- Production Year: 2007
- Language Spoken: Estonian
- Duration: 123 min
- Shot On: 35 mm
- Screen Ratio: 1:1,85
- Format: 35 mm, Dolby SRD
- Domestic Release: 2007-09-27
- Admission/rating: 48.000 Adm.
- Director: Veiko Õunpuu
- Cast: Rain Tolk, Taavi Eelmaa, Tiina Tauraite
- Director of Photography: Mart Taniel
- Film Editors: Veiko Ounpuu, Tambet Tasuja
- Sound Editors: Janne Laine
- Script Writers: Veiko Õunpuu
- Production Company: Homeless Bob Production
- Producers: Katrin Kissa
Festivals
Autumn Ball at festivals
2019:Les Arcs European Film Festival, France
2009:
Seattle International Film Festival, US
2008:
Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Rep.
2007:
AFI Fest, US
Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco
Cinema Jove International Film Festival, Spain
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece
Arsenals International Film Festival, Latvia
European Film Festival Estoril, Portugal
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Brussels New Movie Festival, Belgium
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
Bratislava International Film Festival, Slovakia
Kinoshock Film Festival, Russia
Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland
Vienna International Film Festival, Austria
Venice Film Festival, Italy
Awards:
Grand Prix - Marrakech International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize - European Film Festival ESTROIL
Best Feature Film - Arsenals International Film Festival
Golden Vine Award + Slon Prize + FIPRESCI Award - Kinoshock Film Festival
Grand Prix - Brussels New Movie Festival
Luna de Valencia Award - Cinema Jove International Film Festival
Best Cinematography - Transilvania International Film Festival
Estonian Film Award + Estonian Film Critics Award + Best Actress + Prize of the Postimees Jury + Special Jury Prize - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Best Director - Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Best Director - Bratislava International Film Festival
Horizons Award - Venice Film Festival
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