Darkness in Tallinn

Darkness in Tallinn
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 Pictures
Release date(s) 12 September 1993
Running time 99 minutes
Country  Estonia
 Finland
Language Estonian
Finnish

Darkness 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

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