The Poll Diaries (2010)
"Poll" (original title)

In the summer of 1914, thirteen-year-old Oda von Siering (Paula Beer) leaves Berlin to join her family and an assortment of German and Russian aristocrats on an estate in Estonia. The von ... See full summary »

Director:

Chris Kraus

Writers:

Chris Kraus (screenplay), Oda Schaefer (memoirs)

Stars:

Paula Beer, Edgar Selge, Tambet Tuisk

11 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paula Beer	...	Oda von Siering
Edgar Selge	...	Ebbo von Siering
Tambet Tuisk	...	Schnaps
Jeanette Hain	...	Milla von Siering
Richy Müller	...	Mechmershausen
Enno Trebs	...	Paul von Siering
Yevgeni Sitokhin	...	Hauptmann Karpow (as Jevgenij Sitochin)
Susi Stach	...	Gudrun Koskull
Erwin Steinhauer	...	Professor Plötz
Michael Kreihsl	...	Professor Hasenreich
Gudrun Ritter	...	Oda Schaefer
Uma Fritze	...	Gigola
Paula Fritze	...	Karin
Valentina Väli	...	Lisbeth
Dennis Mojen	...	Meelis

Storyline

In the summer of 1914, thirteen-year-old Oda von Siering (Paula Beer) leaves Berlin to join her family and an assortment of German and Russian aristocrats on an estate in Estonia. The von Siering family home is a character in its own right, a hulking, neoclassical manor that hovers on stilts above the sea. Oda arrives there bearing her mother's coffin and a gift requested by her surgeon father: a jarred, two-headed fetus to add to his laboratory of gruesome curiosities. Ebbo von Siering (Edgar Selge) sees himself in his daughter when she calmly and expertly learns to suture the corpse of a cat. What he fails to recognize - and what Oda luckily understands - is that their interest in science is their only similarity. His dedication to experimentation is linked to an appalling obsession with power and destruction, while Oda is genuinely curious about life. Her quick, quiet intelligence complements her humanity and her lucid understanding of right and wrong. When she strays from a family...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany Austria Estonia

Language:

German Estonian French Russian

Release Date:

17 December 2010 (Estonia)

Also Known As:

Los diarios de Poll

Filming Locations:

Estonia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH, Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Amrion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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