Vasaku jala reede (2012)

At an ever-accelerating pace, this thriller / dark comedy tells the story of 8 very different groups whose paths cross in the space of 24 hours. We meet a wide range of characters - from ... See full summary »

Directors:

Andres Kõpper (co-director), Arun Tamm (co-director)

Writers:

Martin Algus, Andres Poom

Stars:

Priit Loog, Ott Lepland, Hasan Steinberg

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Priit Loog	...	Tõnis / Tõnn
Ott Lepland	...	Leemet / Leemet
Hasan Steinberg	...	Linnar
Risto Proosa	...	Glen
Mart Müürisepp	...	Risto
Taavi Teplenkov	...	Kärn
Priit Võigemast	...	Lihunik
Ivo Uukkivi	...	Tough Crook
Hendrik Toompere Jr.	...	The Accountant
Ago Roo	...	Boss
Martin Algus	...	Weird Drug Addict
Sten Karpov	...	Head Punk
Madis Veltman	...	Silent Drug Addict
Lauri Pedaja	...	Young Drug Addict
Raivo Trass	...	Veteran

Storyline

At an ever-accelerating pace, this thriller / dark comedy tells the story of 8 very different groups whose paths cross in the space of 24 hours. We meet a wide range of characters - from spoiled rich brats to real bottom-feeding criminal scum, and everyone in-between. In the best traditions of Commedia dell'arte, the characters each have easily recognizable roles - although there are a few twists to throw the audience off and keep things fresh. The story revolves around a few odd coincidences and a ****load of bad decisions, which all result in a really messed-up Friday. It starts out innocently enough with jokes, fun and a bit of alcohol, but given the level of intellectual capacity in our leading characters, you can see the train wreck coming. And when some drugged out punks - who have a rather tenuous relationship with reality during best of days - go all Clockwork Orange on an opera loving cankerous old man, it can only end up in tears (and blood, guts and bit of rather literal ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the leading characters is played by Ott Lepland, who will represent Estonia in the 2012 Eurovision song contest. Andres Kõpper, one of the directors, is also the lead singer in a band called Tenfold Rabbit and went head-to-head with Ott Lepland in the Estonian finals. Out of the 10 finalists, 2 of the highest placed were to be chosen for the final public vote. One of the two places went to singer Lenna Kuurmaa and the tension in the air became almost palpable, when Ott Lepland and Andres Kõpper both competed for the second coveted spot. Only one point separated them, when Ott won the place, and subsequently was voted the winner in the competition.

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Soundtracks

Oblivion
Written by Andres Kõpper, Rain Parve, Meelik Samel, Martin Petermann
Performed by Tenfold Rabbit

User Reviews

Typical Estonian film: great/good actors, mediocre plot, small budget not enabling "smooth switching"... but still with a difference

This film, however, is among the Top10 Estonian films I have seen this century. The characters are peculiar and notable, quite realistic (perhaps with some artistic touch added) - performed both by professionals and amateurs, having "good" and "not so good" performances in both categories. Definitely, the stars of this film are Taavi Teplenkov and Priit Võigemast as vicious punishers, but I was also pleasantly surprised how unconventionally our famous singer Ott Lepland did his part (I have to mention that I do not like his songs and him on stage). Female characters are weaker and have less scene time, and none of them could be mentioned as undoubtedly better/memorable than the others.

The biggest shortcoming of the plot are monotonous and cyclic club scenes.

Recommended to younger and youthful audience fond of painful realism, but due to strong language, violence and sexual topics it is not a family film. And probably not the film appreciated by film critics seeking profundity.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Estonia

Language:

Estonian

Release Date:

17 February 2012 (Estonia)

Also Known As:

Bad Hair Friday

Box Office

Budget:

EUR36,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tallinn Skyline Productions, Tallinn Skyline Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1