16-02-2017

The Dissidents Opening in Estonia

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    The Dissidents by Jaak Kilmi The Dissidents by Jaak Kilmi

    TALLINN: Director Jaak Kilmi’s fast-paced action comedy The Dissidents opens in Estonian cinemas on 17 February. Kilmi is an awarded documentary director making a rare foray into fiction filmmaking.

    The Estonian/Finnish/Latvian film is produced by Taska Films and Film Angels Productions. Sales are being handled by Michael Werner at Eyewell.

    The film, with a script by Martin Algus, is set in the 1980’s. Three young men flee the Soviet Union to Sweden in search of the awesome life style they’ve seen on American TV shows, such as Miami Vice and Knight Rider. At first the Swedes welcome them as real heroes, who broke through the Iron Curtain, but soon they're regarded as just more tedious immigrants. To put food on the table, they have to do something as lame as work! But the boys are no quitters, so they come up with new crazy plans sure to guarantee success in the Western world. 

    Production information:

    Taska Films OÜ
    Kristian Taska
    Phone: +372 520 3000
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    www.taska.ee

    Sales:

    Eyewell AB
    Michael Werner
    Phone: +46 70 733 28 55
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    www.eyewell.se

    Credits:

    Director: Jaak Kilmi
    Screenwriter: Martin Algus
    Cinematographer: Aigars Sērmukšs

    Main Cast: Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen
    Art Director: Katrin Sipelgas
    Sound design: Pekka Karjalainen
    Music by: Samuli Erkkilä, Joni Suhonen
    Editor: Tambet Tasuja
    Producer: Kristian Taska
    Co-producers: Ilkka Matila, Janis Kalejs
    Produced by: Taska Film OÜ (Estonia), MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy (Finland), Film Angels Productions (Latvia)