November (2017)

Directed by

Rainer Sarnet

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

Estonia, Netherlands, Poland

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 181 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in a 19th century Estonian village, the film follows peasants who bargain with demons and use supernatural tricks to survive a harsh winter. A young man pines for a wealthy girl while various characters pursue love and livestock through folk magic and thievery.

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What happens

November is a 2017 fantasy horror drama film written and directed by Rainer Sarnet, based on Andrus Kivirähk's 2000 novel Rehepapp ehk November ("Old Barny aka November"). The film has received praise internationally, and it was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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