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Pöördel

1957 · 80 min

A sober, earnest rural drama about rebuilding trust and honest work after mismanagement, told with plain socialist-realist sincerity.

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Drama
Overview
Raivo Kotkas is the new head of the collective farm "Victory". His predecessor Mihkel Vutt has practiced command economy, production has gone down and the cattle has partly perished. Bookkeeper Olep is quite a crook who has played an essential role in the degradation of the collective farm - quite a few good workers have left work because of his cheating. Young agronomist Salme makes up her mind to leave the farm as well. The new chief wins the workers' trust and recovers their belief in the fruitfulness of their work.

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    • redemption
    • loyalty
    Places
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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