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Director
Priit Valkna
Production company
RUUT
Director of photography
Rein Kotov ...
Editor
Tambet Tasuja
IDF Events
2008 East Silver
Sales
Deckert Distribution GmbH

Headwind Hall

Vastutuulesaal, Estonia, 2007, 57 min, HD, Music, Portrait

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The world renowned Estonian conductor Tonu Kaljuste, the favourite of composer Arvo Pärt, wants to build an opera house called Nargen Opera on Naissaar, an island, which not long ago was a closed Soviet military base, does not have a regular ferry line, no electricity and has only one permanent resident. Against the odds and the opposition of the financial world, he wants to establish a unique cultural centre, where traditions and modern times meet. To put his idea into practice, he brings operas on stage on the mainland to raise money from the ticket sales, and carries construction materials and other necessities to the island in his own small boat. Along the way, he faces unexpected difficulties and finds himself in almost absurd situations.

Director:

Priit Valkna

Director of photography:

Margus Malm, Rein Kotov, Tauno Sirel

Screenplay:

Andri Luup, Artur Talvik, Priit Valkna

Editor:

Tambet Tasuja

Sound:

Tanel Roovik

Languages:

Estonian