Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

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MS12

Genre

Drama

Director

Katrin Laur

Run time

1h 38min

Cast

Maria Avdjushko, Rain Simmul, Kerttu-Killu Grenman, Esther Kõiv, Ulla Reinikainen, Arvo Kukumägi

„Graveyard Keeper’s Daughter“ begins by showing us the beauty and blessings of childhood. It is about LUCIA’s (8) childhood, who leads a kind of Pippi Longstocking life in the countryside of Estonia with her friends. JATS (7), the closest of them, is a girl with Down syndrome. This film shows us life as seen through Lucia’s eyes. Soon we will meet her parents. Lucia loves her mother MARIA (37) and father KAIDO (35), but she understands that alongside with advantages - unlimited freedom for a child! - having a mother who is a drunk, creates some problems. Father Kaido, the graveyard keeper, is often absent working as a day laborer on construction jobs, but even so he will never make enough money to buy Lucia the bicycle she is dreaming about, nor even a skateboard. Often, the money is being spent on Maria’s drinking…

Director: Katrin Laur

Genre

Drama

Director

Katrin Laur

Run time

1h 38min

Cast

Maria Avdjushko, Rain Simmul, Kerttu-Killu Grenman, Esther Kõiv, Ulla Reinikainen, Arvo Kukumägi

„Graveyard Keeper’s Daughter“ begins by showing us the beauty and blessings of childhood. It is about LUCIA’s (8) childhood, who leads a kind of Pippi Longstocking life in the countryside of Estonia with her friends. JATS (7), the closest of them, is a girl with Down syndrome. This film shows us life as seen through Lucia’s eyes. Soon we will meet her parents. Lucia loves her mother MARIA (37) and father KAIDO (35), but she understands that alongside with advantages - unlimited freedom for a child! - having a mother who is a drunk, creates some problems. Father Kaido, the graveyard keeper, is often absent working as a day laborer on construction jobs, but even so he will never make enough money to buy Lucia the bicycle she is dreaming about, nor even a skateboard. Often, the money is being spent on Maria’s drinking…

Director: Katrin Laur

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2011

Global distributor

Estinfilm OÜ

Local distributor

Estinfilm OÜ

In cinema

2/25/2011