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Autumn Ball (2007)

Autumn Ball poster
Original title
Sügisball
Directed by
Veiko Õunpuu
Genre
drama film
Country
Estonia
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows six lonely people living in a Soviet-era apartment block. They each deal with isolation and failed connections in their own way.

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What happens

Autumn Ball (Estonian: Sügisball) is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units (khrushchyovka). It premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Horizon Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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