Free World (2012)

The film "Vaba maa" ("Free Country") tells a story about a woman named Grace who escaped to America during World War II. Eastern Europe has just got out of the USSR occupation and Grace has become a peace ambassador from the West, handing out aid kits. She has come to spread the word of freedom in her home country. In the villige of Mälutaguse, she meets her own and her nation past. To her surprise, Grace realises that the locals living in the village is much happier than her.

Keywords: village life | occupation | wartime memories | visiting one's birth place | freedom | expatriate Estonian | yearning for happiness | View all »