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Heiki on the Other Side (2022)

Original title: Heiki teisel pool

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Feature film | Comedy Duration 15:00

A dark comedy tells the story of Heiki — a young man who dies during a party he’s hosting at the house of his recently passed grandfather and ends up in the Underworld where he must face the consequences of his death. Waking up on a mysterious beach, Heiki is surrounded by hundreds of people who all seem to patiently be waiting for something. Only after talking to Charon, the ferryman of the Underworld, does Heiki realise that he is indeed dead. Meanwhile in reality, after finding his unresponsive body, Heiki’s friends Riho and Harri don’t arrive at the same ...

Director: Katariina Aule

Keywords: alcohol consumption | insobriety | drinking | partying | partying young people | dying | spirits of the dead | otherworldliness | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Nafta Films
Film Category Feature film, Short
Genre Comedy
Duration 15:00

Crew

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Producer Andreas Kask
Director Katariina Aule
Screenwriter Sven-Sander Paas
Cinematographer Martin Venela

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Award, Young Director Award (France), 2022, Short Film (6 to 30 mins) category - Special Jury Prize
  • Nomination, EFTA - National Estonian Film and Television Awards (Estonia), 2023, In the Best Short Film category

Partners and Sponsors

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