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Basics Critics:66Viewers:69Rusty:76
Category: Bio/History, Drama, SportsSub-Category: drama filmNarrative location: Haapsalu, Saint PetersburgRuntime: 93 minutesColor: colorLanguage: EstonianCountry: Estonia, Finland, GermanyFilming location: Haapsalu, Pärnu, TallinnDirector: Klaus HäröScreenwriter: Anna HeinämaaMusic: Gert Wilden jr.Cinematography: Tuomo HutriStars: Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere Jr., Liisa Koppel, Kirill Käro, Lembit Ulfsak, Kai Nordberg, Maria Klenskaja, Jaak Prints Producer: Kai Nordberg, Kaarle AhoStudio: Making Movies, AllfilmAwards won: Jussi Award for Best FilmAward nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language FilmAward details: (details at IMDb)
Description

An introverted champion athlete arrives from Leningrad to Haapsalu in 1952 to become a PE teacher. Against principal's opposition, he starts teaching children fencing. From a bumpy begininng, fencing becomes a therapy for children and the trainer after rough war time. But principal still wants to know why the athlete came to Haapsalu in the first place.


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