Underplayed Gems

Debt (1966)

Debt poster
Original title
Võlg
Directed by
Valdur Himbek
Genre
drama
Country
Soviet Union, Estonia
Runtime
53 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A man grapples with a moral debt from his past that weighs on his conscience. The film follows his quiet struggle to reckon with this obligation in Soviet-era Estonia.

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What happens

"Võlg" on 1966. aastal valminud Eesti Telefilmi telemängufilm. Filmi stsenaarium põhineb Mati Undi samanimelisel jutustusel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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