The sincere documentary about the heads of collective farms in Soviet Estonia who have worked hard without being afraid of risk and responsibility. However, due to the pressure by the Communist Party, its authorities envy and out-dated legislation they had to pay for it with their positions, health and often with their lives. Vello Tire, head of Viiratsi pig farm, died at the age of 51; Tomas Sooaluste, the head of Gagarin Sovkhoz Tech School, died at the age of 43; Georg Suurmets, the head of Energia collective farm, became disabled. The author of the documentary, Märt Müür, discusses the ...
Director: Märt Müür
Production Firm(s) | Tallinnfilm |
Color | bw |
Sound | sound |
Film Category | Documentary, Problem oriented |
Text / Dialogue | Estonian, Russian |
Voiceower | Estonian |
Duration | 45:37 |
Director | Märt Müür |
Screenwriter | Märt Müür |
Cinematographer | Peeter Ülevain |
Composer | Andres Valkonen |
Editor | Merike Ratas |
Content Editor | Uno Heinapuu |
Managing Director | Külli Loo |
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