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1000 (2023)

Students film | Drama Duration 11:48

Plot summary

An absurd drama about the cemetery administrator Riina, who is preparing to bury the 1000th corpse.

Riina is patrolling the graveyard she manages as she encounters a crooked tombstone, evidence that her handyman Kalle didnt do his job well. She fixes the tombstone and calls Mr. Kangur to arrange the funeral of his late wife. Kalle calls to announce that he is not delivering the tombstone, disrupting Riina’s plans. Undeterred, Riina decides to complete the task alone. Just before the funeral, Mr. Kangur cancels due to his late wife's affair, devastating Riina. In her sorrow, she drinks a bottle of champagne and unknowingly completes the count by falling into the hollow grave herself

Keywords: changing of beliefs | isolation | broken dreams | View all »

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