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The Smacking Sea

1981 · 63 min

A quiet, patient portrait of hard coastal labour and village life, more observational than dramatic, with a cold, salt-worn atmosphere.

Directed by
Arvo Kruusement
Genres
Drama
Overview
The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea and their life in the coastal village.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Survival, work, nature, family
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Arvo Kruusement
    Written by
    Arvo Kruusement
    Starring
    Merle Talvik, Tõnu Kark, Mikk Mikiver, Ita Ever, Raine Loo, Rein Aren, Aarne Üksküla, Lembit Ulfsak
    Music
    Veljo Tormis
    Cinematography
    Jüri Sillart
    Runtime
    63 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Estonian

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