Mehed ei nuta (1968)

A group of sleepless nerds should be taken into sanitarium for hard-therapy. They are taken to a lonely island but no sanitarium is in sight. Suddenly turns out that the nurses have ... See full summary »

Director:

Sulev Nõmmik

Writers:

Sulev Nõmmik, Enn Vetemaa

Stars:

Ants Lauter, Endel Pärn, Leo Normet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ants Lauter	...	Managing director
Endel Pärn	...	Glutton
Leo Normet	...	Normet
Voldemar Kuslap	...	Playboy
Kalju Karask	...	Singer
Marika Merilo	...	Girl
Priit Peramets	...	Sleeper's Son
Richard Peramets	...	Sleeper
Ervin Abel	...	Hypochondriac
Sophie Sooäär	...	Young Nurse
Lia Laats	...	Nurse
Sulev Nõmmik	...	Professor
Ants Jõgi
Helmut Vaag	...	Head-Lifeguard
Vello Viisimaa	...	Doctor

Storyline

A group of sleepless nerds should be taken into sanitarium for hard-therapy. They are taken to a lonely island but no sanitarium is in sight. Suddenly turns out that the nurses have kidnapped the men and are about to give them the only useful medicine they need - fresh air and work. But the patients decide to disobey. There's only one solution - to escape. The film is absolute cult in Estonia.

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Plot Keywords:

sanitarium | escape | island | cure | cult film | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Hypochondriac: So what do you think, where are we going to sleep tonight? Here, under the sky?
Young nurse: Oh, you already want to sleep, sleepless?
Hypochondriac: I will never forgive you that!
[starts walking]
Glutton: Where are you going?
Hypochondriac: I'm going home!
Singer: With what? With a balloon?
Managing director: [to the nurse] Remember that if he won't return, you have to answer some questions in the militia!
Young nurse: [tries to calm everybody] Eat, rest, lie around. And if you want something more to eat, go to the shed. There are some groceries. Others can collect some branches and make a ...
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User Reviews

nice little film

It was a few years ago, when a little movie theater in my hometown (Tampere, Finland) showed a few Estonian films on one weekend. They were all directed by Sulev Nõmmik and were subtitled in English. One of these films was Mehed ei nuta/Men don't cry, which I remember was a very funny little comedy and I really enjoyed watching it. On the same weekend they also showed two other Nõmmik's films, Noor Pensionär/Young Pensionar (1972), Siin me oleme/There we are (1979). In the latter film we can also enjoy Nõmmik's talents as an actor.

But these three films are a good reminder of how great comedy filmmaker Nõmmik was. It is so sad that his films never got wider international distribution.

Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Estonian

Also Known As:

Мужчины не плачут

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eesti Telefilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White