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Going Towards the Spring (1979)

Original title: Allika poole mineja

Digitally remastered in 2012

Documentary Duration 10:28

A sacrificial spring is said to have a healing effect so people have sacrified money, silver, jewellery and other objects. The water from a sacrificial spring has been used for treating eye and skin diseases and to wash off vileness and misdemeanor. Playful documentary with theatrical elements values traditional beliefs and warns against desecration of springs and nature in general.

Director: Peeter Tooming

Keywords: springs | old Estonian customs | ethnography | hydrology | hydrological researches | environmental protection | environmental pollution | digging a drainage trench | draining ditches | nature protection | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Tallinnfilm
Color bw
Sound sound
Film Category Documentary
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Duration 10:28

Crew

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Director Peeter Tooming
Screenwriter Peeter Tooming
Cinematographer Peeter Tooming
Content Editor Uno Heinapuu
Managing Director Vaike Mesila

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Participation, Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (Czechia), 2018

Partners and Sponsors

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