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On the Border of Two Worlds (1990)

Title in Estonian: Katõ ilma veere pääl

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Documentary Duration 29:19

Mighty kings and seven hundred years of great wars could not destroy the small Seto nation, even if the fifty years of the Soviet regime has been extremely hard. After World War 2, the ancient habitat of Setu peoples - Pechorsky district that had belonged to the first Republic of Estonia – was annexed to Russia. Half of the Seto population of five thousand people remained in Estonia and the other half in Russia. The life of both halves has been very different. And despite that the small nation attemps to preserve their mentality and language, religious traditions, to cherish ...

Director: Karl Kello

Keywords: riding a horse carriage | church service | cemetery | carillon performance | celebrating religious holidays | "church fair" or village party of the Seto people | village atmosphere | village party | village road | log fire | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Tallinnfilm
Color color
Sound sound
Film Category Documentary
Text / Dialogue Estonian, FILM_LANGUAGE_ET_SETU
Voiceower Estonian
Duration 29:19

Crew

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Director Karl Kello
Screenwriter Kuldar Sink | Aare Hõrn
Cinematographer Ants Looman | Mait Mäekivi | Kalle Jürgens
Content Editor Uno Heinapuu
Managing Director Ivi Lüllmaa

Partners and Sponsors

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