''Good Hands'' ( et, Head käed, lv, Labās rokas) is a 2001 Estonian-Latvian comedy and crime film directed by
Peeter Simm
Peeter Simm (born 24 February 1953 in Kiviõli) is an Estonian film director.
In 1976 he graduated from All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK).
Selected filmography
*''Ideaalmaastik'' (1980)
*''Fed up!'' (2005)
*''On the Other Side o ...
and based on the novel ''Arnold'' by
Toomas Raudam
Toomas Raudam (born 21 July 1947) is an Estonian writer.
Career
Raudam was born in Paide. He won the Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and criti ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Rēzija Kalniņa
Rēzija Kalniņa (born 23 December 1970) is a Latvian actress. In the theater, since 1994, she has worked for Dailes Theatre. She has also taken part in several films.
Her parents are the Latvian composer Imants Kalniņš and the actor and direc ...
as Margita
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Lembit Ulfsak
Lembit Ulfsak (4 July 1947 – 22 March 2017) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor. Ulfsak starred in the 2014 film ''Tangerines'' which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. It was also among the f ...
as Adolf
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Tõnu Kark
Tõnu Kark (born on 4 December 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. His older brother is actor and caricaturist Feliks Kark.
Notable roles
Notable film roles:
* '' Nest of Winds'' (1979)
* ''Metskannikesed'' (1980)
* '' Nukitsamees'' (1981)
* ...
as Dr. Lepik
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Tiit Sukk
Tiit Sukk (born 21 November 1974) is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actor, director and television presenter.
Early life and education
Tiit Sukk was born and raised in Jõgeva, Jõgeva County, where he attended primary and secon ...
as Arnold
*Atis Tenbergs as Pavo
*Maija Apine as Oksana
*Leonarda Kļaviņa as Evija
*Gert Raudsep as Indrek
*Regnārs Vaivars as Arturs
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Lauri Nebel
Lauri Nebel (born 11 October 1948) is an Estonian actor, singer and magician.
Filmography
Nebel has played Jakob in '' Metskapten'' (1971), Timmu the seaman in '' Siin me oleme'' (1979), Lenin No. 4 in ''All My Lenins
, image = Minu ...
as Peeter
*Aleksander Okunev as Truck Driver
*Kristel Elling as Lady on TV Show
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Laine Mägi
Laine Mägi (born Laine Michelson-Adamson; 3 February 1959) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance ...
as Show Hostess
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Margus Prangel
Margus Prangel (born on 7 July 1974 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor.
In 2000 he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. From 2000 until 2011, he worked at the Estonian Drama Theatre. Since 2011, he has been a freelancer actor. B ...
as Archie
*Janek Joost as Wello
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Elina Reinold
Elina Reinold (born on 28 December 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
In 1994 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School. 1993-2006 she worked at Estonian Drama Theatre. Since 2006 she is a freelance actress. Be ...
as Nurse
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Aarne Soro as Border Guard
*Dainis Gadelis as Police Officer in Latvia
*Uldis Dumpis as Doctor
*Linda Skaistlauka
*Svetlana Bless
*Aksels Ilmārs Ozoliņš
Accolades
Awards:
* 2001: KINOSHOCK - Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), 2001, Grand Prix
* 2001: The National Film Festival
Lielais Kristaps
The Big Christopher ( lv, Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the ''Latvian National Film Festival''.
Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, from 1994 t ...
(Latvia), best film director (Peeter Simm), best actor (Rēzija Kalniņa), best screenwriting (Toomas Raudam, Peeter Simm)
* 2002: European Film Festival (Lecce, Italy), Grand Prix, best screenwriting (Toomas Raudam, Peeter Simm)
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0280727
Good Hands entry in Estonian Film Database (EFIS)
2001 films
Estonian comedy films
Estonian-language films