Eastern Europe, the new century. The dog-eat-dog laws and dog-eat-dog appetite rule. Yet, there are still a few people left looking for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - perhaps for designing quality office furniture out of it. Tõnu has reached his mid-life years, finding himself in the darkening forest once described by Dante. His moderately prosperous and peaceful life is being shadowed by an unusual moral issue whether it is possible to be a good human being. What does it mean to be a good human being, both for himself and in general? On his journey ...
Director: Veiko Õunpuu
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Homeless Bob Production |
| Color | bw |
| Sound | sound |
| Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
| Genre | Drama |
| Text / Dialogue | Estonian, Russian, German, French |
| Duration | 110:00 |
Crew
View all| Producer | Katrin Kissa |
| Co-producer | Kristina Åberg | Lisa Taube | Tomas Eskilsson | Tero Kaukomaa | Jesse Fryckman |
| Director | Veiko Õunpuu |
| Screenwriter | Veiko Õunpuu |
| Cinematographer | Mart Taniel |
| Art Director | Markku Pätilä | Jaagup Roomet |
| Costume Designer | Helen Ehandi | Aldo Järvsoo | Jaanus Orgusaar |
| Composer | Ülo Krigul |
| Sound Designer | Janne Laine |
| Editor | Thomas Lagerman |
Cast
View allLeading roles
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Taavi Eelmaa
Tõnu
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Tiina Tauraite
Tõnu's wife
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Ravshana Kurkova
Nadezhda
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Hendrik Toompere jr
Actor Toivo
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Katariina Lauk
Toivo's wife
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Harry Kõrvits
Tõnu's boss
Supporting roles
First releases
View all- in cinema: 10.10.2009, Solaris Cinamon Cinema opening film, Tallinn, Estonia
- on television: 22.04.2011, ETV, Estonia
Festivals, awards, nominations
View all- Award, Cannes Film Festival (France), 2008, MEDIA 2008 European Talent Award: Veiko Õunpuu (for the feature film project The Temptation of St. Tony)
- Prize, Annual Award of AV Division of Estonian Cultural Endowment (Estonia), 2009, Best Film of the Year
- Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czechia), 2010, East of the West: International Competition - Special Jury Mention
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