- Darkness in Tallinn
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Darkness in Tallinn 
Directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi Produced by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi Written by Paul Kolsby Music by Mader Cinematography Rein Kotov Editing by Christopher Tellefsen Distributed by FilmZolfo
Upstream PicturesRelease date(s) 12 September 1993 Running time 99 minutes Country 
Estonia
FinlandLanguage Estonian
FinnishDarkness in Tallinn (a.k.a. "City Unplugged")(Estonian language:Tallinn pimeduses) is a 1993 feature film, a satirical political thriller directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi and written by Paul Kolsby. The film premiered on September 12, 1993 at the Toronto Film Festival, and later played at the Sundance Film Festival in January, 1994. Written by an American and directed by a Finn (the two met at New York University), the film was one of the more unusual and most popular of 1993.
Plot
In August, 1991, Estonia became independent from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion that had been secretly hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down Tallinn's power plant at midnight. For this they need Toivo, an electrical technician whose wife is heavily pregnant but urges him to take the job saying "$5000 buys lots of baby food". After Toivo leaves for the plant, his wife suddenly goes into labour and as the blackout occurs the baby needs an incubator, but there's no power. Jealousies within the Mob undercut the plan's smooth operation, and soon the Mob has Toivo to deal with as well.
Cast
- Elina Aasa .... Violinist
- Milena Gulbe .... Maria
- Jüri Järvet .... Anton
- Kristel Kärner .... Extra
- Kadri Kilvet .... Nurse
- Enn Klooren .... Mikhail
- Ulvi Kreitsmann .... Nurse
- Väino Laes .... Andres
- Kristel Leesmend .... Saleswoman
- Anna-Liisa Lehtimetsä .... Extra
- Leida Paju .... Cleaning woman
- Külli Palmsaar .... Extra
- Salme Poopuu .... Nurse
- Kerstin Raidma .... Gang girl
- Salme Reek .... Shoplady
- Carmen Tabor .... Diana
- Ivo Uukkivi .... Toivo
External links
Cinema of EstoniaActors • Directors • Films A-Z • Chronology of films • Cinematographers • Composers • Editors • Producers • Screenwriters • Studios
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- Political thriller films
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