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

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)

Trailer

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