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Son of Torum

1989 · 60 min

This film offers a somber, observational look at the clash between industrial progress and ancient ways of life.

Directed by
Lennart Meri
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lennart Meri, Aarne Üksküla
Overview
In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit.

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Directed by
Lennart Meri
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lennart Meri, Aarne Üksküla
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • colonialism
  • nature
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Lennart Meri
Starring
Lennart Meri, Aarne Üksküla
Cinematography
Ago Ruus
Runtime
60 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Estonian

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