''Georgica'' is a 1998

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film directed by

Sulev Keedus Sulev Keedus (born 21 July 1957 in Tallinn) is an Estonian film director who studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный и� ...

. The film takes its name from

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's poem of the same name.

Plot

The action takes place in post-

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Estonia. An old man lives alone on a deserted island which the

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fighter planes use for nighttime target practicing. A young neglected boy, who has become mute, is banished from the mainland and sent to the island to keep the old man company. Both are haunted by memories, the boy about his mother and the old man about the years before World War I he spent as a young missionary in Africa.

Cast

Evald Aavik Evald Aavik (born on 24 January 1941 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian actor. In 1965 he graduated from Vanemuine Theatre's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in Ugala Theatre and 1989–1993 in Es ...

– Jakub *Mait Merekülski – Maecenas (Boy) *

Ülle Toming Ülle Toming (born on 16 February 1955 in Tallinn) is an Estonian dancer, actress, singer and dance pedagogue. In 1973 she graduated from Tallinn Choreographic School. In 1983 she graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute with a degree in cult ...

– Mother

Reception

''Georgica'' was well received by critics. The Association of Estonian Film Journalists awarded it the annual prize of Film of the Year in 1998 and in 2006 Estonian film critics chose ''Georgica'' the best film of the 15 years since Estonia regained independence. The film was shown at several international film festivals, including

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(awarded Honorable Mention),

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and Prix Europa Festival in Berlin (awarded Prix Europa Special).

References

External links

* 1998 films Estonian drama films Estonian-language films {{Estonia-film-stub