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Hell's Stoker (2023)

Original title: Põrgu katlakütja

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Documentary Duration 77:00

Hell's Stoker

A portrait film about Seaküla Simson, one of the sculptors with the best sense of form in Estonia. It is impossible for a man who went through the war in Afghanistan to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.
The documentary captures the essence of the artist, the creative process and methods, and its fusion into a single whole. The film opens the soul, inner honesty and sincerity of the creator and shows the sculptures and objects through an ...

Director: Kullar Viimne

Keywords: helpers | Afghanistan War | historical treatments | alcohol consumption | alcoholism | handing out awards | perceiving injustice | commitment to a purpose | partners | living environment | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Rühm Pluss Null
Film Category Documentary, Portrait
Text / Dialogue Estonian, Russian
Subtitles Estonian
Duration 77:00

Crew

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Producer Erik Norkroos
Director Kullar Viimne
Cinematographer Kullar Viimne
Composer Janek Murd
Editor Erik Norkroos

First releases

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  • on filmfestival: 08.07.23, Fideofest, Pärnu, Estonia
  • in cinema: 06.09.2023, KuMu auditoorium, Tallinn, Estonia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Award, Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival (Estonia), 2023, Best Full Length Art doc
  • Participation, FIDEOFEST - Pärnu International Film and Video Festival (Estonia), 2023
  • Nomination, Virgin Maali - Estonian Association of Film Journalists' Annual Award (Estonia), 2023

Partners and Sponsors

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