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All Musicians Are Bastards

All Musicians Are Bastards

Original Title: Kõik muusikud on kaabakad

20121h 30m
MusicDrama

Status

Released

Release

2012

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

In her fondest dreams, this film’s main character Leila (Riina Maidre) is a resplendent singer. In reality, however, all her energy and talent is spent on relationships that eat away at her soul, mind-altering substances, and glamorous showing-off. Heleri defies the rules. By playing with the possibilities of the art of film, she takes the viewer to an uneasy universe where the boundary between reality and illusion is incredibly thin. This is a world that is familiar to everyone who at some point in their life had to grow up and admit to themselves that dreaming is not enough on its own. And who have regardless of that chosen dreaming.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Oct 26, 2012
Languages
EnglishEstonian
Director
Heleri Saarik
Heleri Saarik
Production
Allfilm
Allfilm
Baltic Film and Media School
Baltic Film and Media School
Production Countries
Estonia

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