So(u)ld (2022)

Milvi lives in the suburbs of Tallinn, in a house filled with useless things, she is a horder. One day, her need for human connection is refilled by a sales-man, Paul, who tries to sell her a vacuum cleaner. Milvi does not mind Paul selling it and she is rather trying to have a conversation about what ever is on her mind, the deal is not signed. When Milvi's daughter, Lenna, finds out about the vacuum cleaner, she goes nuts for it and is sad that mom still needs to spend her money on things, she cannot even use in her messy home. Lenna is now on a mission to cancel this invoice, but she does not know, that Paul is a frequent visitor of Milvi. When Lenna meets Paul in front of the house, she cannot believe that the seller is visiting her mother. Milvi cannot handle the pressure of seeing two of her close people yelling at each other and she collapses. As mothers health is really important to Lenna, she eases up and is willing to make things work, they clean Milvi’s home and three of them start to hang out. But Paul is not done, he has a nerve to ask Milvi to sign the contract and buy the vacuum cleaner.

Keywords: helplessness | confusion | sundmõtted | old age | loneliness | View all »