''The Idiot'' ( et, Idioot) is a 2011 Estonian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Rainer Sarnet
Rainer Sarnet (born March 3, 1969) is an Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the ...
and based on the 1869 novel
of the same name by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...
.
Cast
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Risto Kübar
Risto Kübar (born 4 December 1983) is an Estonian stage, voice and film actor.
Early life and studies
Risto Kübar was born in the small borough of Kose. His older brother is sidecar motorcross racer Silver Kübar. He attended Kose Secondary S ...
as Myshkin
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Katariina Unt as Nastasja Filippovna
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Tambet Tuisk as Rogozin
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Ragne Veensalu as Aglaja
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Ain Lutsepp as Jepantsin
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Ülle Kaljuste
Ülle Kaljuste (born Ülle Side; 10 April 1957) is an Estonian stage, film, television and radio actress.
Early life
Born Ülle Side in Tallinn, she attended Tallinn Secondary School No. 2 (Tallinn Reaalkool), graduating in 1975. Afterward, she ...
as Jelizaveta
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Tiina Tauraite
Tiina Tauraite (born on 2 June 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
In 1998 she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since then, she has worked as a theatre actress at Von Krahl Theatre. Besides theatre roles she has appe ...
as Aleksandra
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Sandra Üksküla-Uusberg
Sandra or SANDRA may refer to:
People
* Sandra (given name)
* Sandra (singer) (born 1962), German pop singer
* Margaretha Sandra (1629–1674), Dutch soldier
* Sandra (orangutan), who won the legal right to be defined as a "non-human person"
...
as Adelaida
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Kaido Veermäe
Kaido Veermäe (born on 1 November 1971 Tallinn) is an Estonian actor and film director.
In 1996 he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's performing arts department. From 1996 until 1997 he was an actor at Vanalinnastuudio. Since ...
as Ganja
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Juhan Ulfsak
Juhan Ulfsak (born 18 April 1973 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor.
Since 1998 he is an actor in Von Krahl Theatre. Besides theatre roles he has played on several films. His father was actor Lembit Ulfsak.
Selected filmography
* 2005 '' Stiilipid ...
as Ippolit
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Roman Baskin
Roman Baskin (25 December 1954 – 13 September 2018) was an Estonian actor and director of stage and screen.
His parents were Eino Baskin and Ita Ever. Baskin's credits as an actor included '' Lotte from Gadgetville'' (2006), '' 186 Kilometres'' ...
as Totski
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Taavi Eelmaa
Taavi Eelmaa (born 15 June 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Biography Career
Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, ...
as Lebedev
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Liina Vahtrik
Liina Vahtrik (née Liina Sallo; born 8 August 1972 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
Liina Vahtrik was born in Tallinn to actress and singer Helgi Sallo and opera singer Uno Heinapuu ( :et). She attended schools in Tallinn, graduating from Ta ...
as Varja
References
External links
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2011 films
2011 drama films
Estonian-language films
Films based on The Idiot
Estonian drama films
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