The Fencer (2015)
- Original title
- Vehkleja
- Directed by
- Klaus Härö
- Genre
- drama film, sport film
- Country
- Estonia, Germany, Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 84 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In the 1950s, a former Estonian fencer becomes a teacher at a small school in Finland. He starts a fencing club for his students, but his past catches up with him.
inspiringunderstatedearnesthistoricaltenderfocusedsteadyrestrained
What happens
The Fencer (Finnish: Miekkailija, Estonian: Vehkleja) is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach. It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estonia in late February 2014. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist of nine films, but it was not nominated. The Fencer was also nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category as a Finnish-German-Estonian co-production. The Fencer was released in the U.S. by CFI Releasing in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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