The movie tells the story of a young writer who faces an urgent decision about his future when learning of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. The director is still seeking a suitable Estonian title to correspond to the English phrase. Filming will be finished in September 2012.

Shot almost entirely in Tallinn, the film is budgeted at 570,000 EUR and funded by the Estonian Film Foundation (www.efsa.ee) and the Estonian Cultural Endowment (www.kulka.ee) . Unlike Õunpuu’s previous films, Autumn Ball and The Temptation of St. Tony, the movie is not and international coproduction. The producer has attached LevelK of Denmark with Tine Klint as an international sales agent.

 

Credits:
Original title: Free Range
Director: Veiko Õunpuu
Script: Veiko Õunpuu, Robert Kurvitz
Cinematography: Mart Taniel
Set designer: Jaagup Roomet
Costume designers: Jaanus Vahtra, Lotte Jürjendal
Producer: Katrin Kissa
Production company: Homeless Bob Productions
Supported by: Estonian Film Foundation, Estonian Cultural Endowment

 

Cast:
Lauri Lagle, Jaanika Arum, Laura Peteson, Denis Lavant (France), Peeter Volkonski Rita Raave, Roman Baskin, Lauri Kaldoja, Markus Luik, Jan Uuspõld, Meelis Rämmeld, Anne Türnpu, Mari Abel