Autumn Ball

2007 film by Veiko Õunpuu

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7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) (Venice)
13 September 2007 (2007-09-13) (Estonia)
3 June 2009 (2009-06-03) (United States)

Running time

127 minutesCountryEstoniaLanguageEstonian

Autumn Ball (Estonian: Sügisball) is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units (khrushchyovka).^[1]^[2] It premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Horizon Award.

Cast

Rain Tolk as Mati
Taavi Eelmaa as Theo
Tiina Tauraite as Ulvi
Maarja Jakobson as Laura
Mirtel Pohla as Jaana
Sulevi Peltola as August Kaski
Iris Persson as Laura's daughter
Juhan Ulfsak as Maurer
Ivo Uukkivi as Laura's ex-husband
Katariina Lauk as female conference visitor
Paul Laasik as television repairman

References

^ Linden, Sherie (2007-11-15). "Estonia's "Autumn Ball" a festival favorite." Reuters. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2009-06-03). "Going Down in Estonia: Alienation Frozen in Place." The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.