Truth and Justice (2019)

Original title

Tõde ja õigus

Directed by

Tanel Toom

Genre

drama film

Country

Estonia

Runtime

2h 45m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 89 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an epic drama set in rural Estonia. It follows a farmer's decades-long struggle to build a life on a stubborn piece of land while dealing with a difficult neighbor.

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What happens

Truth and Justice (Estonian: Tõde ja õigus) is a 2019 Estonian epic drama film directed by Tanel Toom. The film is an adaptation of the first volume of the 1926–1933 social epic pentalogy of the same name by Estonian author A. H. Tammsaare. It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. It received Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film, making it the second Estonian film to do so after Tangerines. The film had a budget of 2.5 million euros and made a box office of 1.55 million euros. It is the most-watched film in Estonian cinemas since Estonia regained its independence. Estonian film journalists selected it as the best Estonian film in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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