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Georgica

1998 · 104 min

A quiet, haunting immersion into solitude and memory, where sparse dialogue and stark island imagery demand patience and reward contemplation.

Directed by
Sulev Keedus
Genres
Drama
Starring
Evald Aavik, Mait Merekülski, Ülle Toming
Tagline
Lucky is he who knows the causes of things...
Overview
The action takes place in post-World War II Estonia. An old man lives alone on a deserted island which the Soviet fighter planes use for nighttime target practicing. A young neglected boy, who has become mute, is banished from the mainland and sent to the island to keep the old man company. Both are haunted by memories, the boy about his mother and the old man about the years before World War I he spent as a young missionary in Africa

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Directed by
Sulev Keedus
Genres
Drama
Starring
Evald Aavik, Mait Merekülski, Ülle Toming
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • memory
  • grief
  • survival
  • loneliness
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sulev Keedus
Written by
Madis Kõiv, Sulev Keedus
Starring
Evald Aavik, Mait Merekülski, Ülle Toming, Andres Ait, Katri Altmäe, Maret Elbing, Kersti Heinloo, Kalle Käesel
Music
Ariel Lagle
Cinematography
Rein Kotov
Runtime
104 min
Country
Estonia
Languages
Estonian, Latin, Russian, Swahili

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