Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Keskea rõõmud (1986)

Keskea rõõmud poster
Directed by
Lembit Ulfsak
Genre
drama film, road movie
Country
Soviet Union, Estonia
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
16+
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A road movie about middle-aged people traveling across Estonia. They encounter small adventures and reflect on their lives. The film balances comedy with moments of sadness.

comedicnostalgicbittersweetcontemplativelightheartedmelancholictravelogue-likeunderstated

What happens

Keskea rõõmud (English: The Joys of Midlife) is a 1986 Estonian comedy-drama film directed by Lembit Ulfsak. Awards, nominations, participations: 1987: ETKVL filmiklubi debüütfilmide festival (Tallinn, USSR), 1987, Rainbow award (Estonian: Vikerkaare auhind) - best director debut: Lembit Ulfsak; best cinematographer debut: Nikolai Šarubin 1987: Estonian Film Days in Helsinki, participation 1987: All-Union Film Festival (USSR), participation (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?