Estonia,
2020, 106 min
Directed by:
Пеэтер СиммScreenplay:
Olavi RuitlaneCinematography:
Manfred VainokiviCast:
Rasmus Ermel, Aarne Soro, Marko Matvere, Aurora Künnapas, Kalju Orro, Maria Klenskaja, Evelin VõigemastPlots(1)
On the Water is based on Olavi Ruitlane’s book of the same title, focuses on the life of a preadolescent boy Andres. He is a gentle soul growing up in the care of his grandparents in a small-town in the Soviet Estonia. There are no peers, and his knowledge and friendships are limited to a few men living in his backyard – a former prisoner and two hapless fishermen. His only chance of escape from his grandfather’s strict demands is taking a fishing rod out on the local lake. On the Water is a slightly brutal tale hidden beneath a comic and adventurous surface that highlights people’s basic needs for understanding, caring, humanity, and love. (Estonian Film Institute)
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