In 1952 a young fencing champion Endel arrives in a small town Haapsalu to work as a physical training teacher. In spite of the opposition of the principal of the school, Endel manages to get a permit to teach fencing for children. Slowly it becomes a therapy for the children as well as the teacher himself – a way to deal with everyday grim.
The defeated principal is holding a grudge and starts to investigate, why did the champion of the Soviet Union really come to a small town.
“The Fencer” is partly based on true life events of an Estonian sportsman ...
Director: Klaus Härö
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Making Movies (Finland) |
| Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
| Genre | Drama, Sport |
| Subtitles | Estonian |
| Duration | 98:00 |
Crew
View all| Producer | Jörg Bundschuh | Ivo Felt | Kai Nordberg | Kaarle Aho |
| Director | Klaus Härö |
| Screenwriter | Anna Heinämaa |
| Cinematographer | Tuomo Hutri |
| Art Director | Jaagup Roomet |
| Costume Designer | Tiina Kaukanen |
| Composer | Gert Wilder jr. |
| Sound Designer | Peter Riegel | Maik Siegle |
| Editor | Tambet Tasuja | Ueli Christen |
First releases
View all- in cinema: 05.03.2015, Cinema Maxim, Helsinki, Finland
- in cinema: 11.03.2015, Cinema Coca-Cola Plaza, Tallinn, Estonia
Festivals, awards, nominations
View all- Award, The Bridge - German Cinema Award for Peace (Germany), 2015, Special Prize
- Participation, Arras Film Festival (France), 2015, Audience Award
- Award, PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 2015, Tridens Estonian Film Award
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