Title: The Fencer
Original Title: Miekkailija
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: Finland Germany
- Language: Estonian Russian
- Length: 99 Minutes (1 hour 39 min)
- Budget: €1,605,000
- Genre: Drama History Sports
- Studios: Making Movies Oy
- Distributor: Karma Films
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: September 30 2016
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Plot
Drama film directed by Klaus Härö ('Letters to Father Jaakob', 'The New Man', 'Mother of Mine', 'Elina: As If I Wasn't There') and written by Anna Heinämaa.
'The Fencer' tells the story of Endel Nelis (Märt Avandi), a young man who, due to different circumstances, was forced to return to Estonia at the beginning of the 1950s. Once there, Nelis finds work as a sports teacher and begins to show his students one of his passions: the fencing. However, despite finding happiness and the love of the children, Nelis finds serious obstacles to continue with his life and leave behind his dark and mysterious past. 'The Fencer' starring Lembit Ulfsak, Kirill Käro, Ursula Ratasepp and the young actress Liisa Koppel in the role of Marta.
The film was nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 2016 and was selected by Finland to compete in the Oscars the same year.
Awards
- 2016 Golden Globes: 1 0
Cast
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Videos
December 10 2015
Photos
Trivia
Road to Oscar 2016
Finnish candidate for the best foreign language film in 2016 Academy Awards.
Multifaceted boy
The protagonist of the film, Mart Avandi, is an actor, singer and television presenter.
Pressence director
Klaus Härö has won more than 60 awards in film festivals around the world.
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