TRUTH AND JUSTICE

TÕDE JA ÕIGUS

By Tanel TOOM

FILMS BOUTIQUE - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2019

Estonia, 1870. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.


Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2019
World Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • ESTONIA
    • Languages
    • ESTONIAN
    • Duration
    • 148 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Tanel TOOM
    • Writer(s)
    • Tanel TOOM
    • Producer(s)
    • Ivo FELT (Allfilm)
    • Synopsis
    • Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbor Pearu begins. When life deals the man more sufferings than longawaited successes, the man searches desperately for truth and justice – from court, tavern and the Bible, sacrificing his family, friends and eventually himself in the process. Dream of prosperous and nurturing Robber’s Rise descends deeper and deeper under the shadow of reality.