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I Am Just a Woman (2005)

Original title: Ma olen ju naine

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Documentary Duration 26:41

I Am Just a Woman

More than half Estonian marriages and partnerships end with separation. Fatherless girls raised by their mothers learn that one cannot count on men - you have to survive on your own. Protagonist Airika comes from the family of single mothers - her great-grandmother, grandmother and mother have been raising their children on their own. Great-grandmother and grandmother were deported to Siberia in 1949 - they had to raise their daughters without men. Airika's mother has divorced twice and raising Airika's 16-year-old sister alone. The documentary observes 25-year-old Airika's daily life and investigates the reasons why the young woman has decided ...

Director: Kert Grünberg

Keywords: marriage | love | honesty | parental benefit | talking about one's life | self-confidence | fatherlessness | artificial insemination | massage | taking advantage of men | View all »

Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Kuukulgur Film
Film Category Documentary, Problem oriented
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Subtitles English, Russian
Duration 26:41

Crew

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Producer Katrin Kissa
Director Kert Grünberg
Screenwriter Kert Grünberg
Cinematographer Mart Taniel | Kert Grünberg | Jaak Kilmi
Sound Designer Tiina Andreas
Editor Kaspar Kallas | Kadri Kanter

First releases

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  • in cinema: 19.09.2005, Kino Sõprus, Tallinn, Estonia

Partners and Sponsors

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