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6 Hours (2005)

Original title: 6 tundi

Documentary Duration 27:48

Huge cruise ships come to Tallinn in summer, each one carrying thousands of tourists, mostly from the United States. They stay in Tallinn just for 6 hours. Endless lines of bus-drivers, tour-guides and tour-managers await them in the harbour. The cruisers rush through the main sightseeing locations, eat out in town and board on the ship again. Tallinn was just another pit-stop on their long route. The pier is filled with waving customer servants exhausted from the day’s tense work. “6 Hours” tells a humorous story about one summer day in one of the Eastern European town called Tallinn.

Director: Rein Kotov

Keywords: introducing history | historical buildings | excursion | guides | giving assessments | being in a hurry | cruise | cruise ship tourists | introducing one's culture | cultural differences | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Allfilm
Film Category Documentary, Overviews
Text / Dialogue Estonian, English
Subtitles Estonian
Duration 27:48

Crew

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Producer Kätlin Jensen-Tiigi
Director Rein Kotov
Screenwriter Rein Kotov
Cinematographer Rein Kotov | Andrés Joaquin Sendino | Meelis Veeremets
Sound Designer Ivo Felt
Editor Rein Kotov
Content Editor Piret Tibbo-Hudgins

First releases

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  • in cinema: 24.10.2005, Cinema Sõprus, Tallinn, Estonia
  • on television: 15.11.2005, ETV, Estonia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Participation, Prix Europa - The European Broadcasting Festival (Berlin, Germany), 2006
  • Participation, EstDocs - Estonian Documentary Film Festival (Toronto, Canada), 2006
  • Participation, Estonian Film Days (Estonia), 2006

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm