Film
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
EE · Finland- Director
- Katrin Laur
- Year
- 2011
A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family
A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother Maria is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor Sipra. This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...
Top cast
Maria Avdjuško
Marija
Kertu-Killu Grenman
Lucia
Esther Kõiv
Jacinta
Rain Simmul
Kaido
Ulla Reinikainen
Sirpa
Ülle Kaljuste
Anne
Arvo Kukumägi
Joss
Eva Koldits
Teacher Mets
Kersti Kreismann
Teacher Purga
Karin Tammaru
Principal Jaaksoo
Epp Eespäev
Tuvike
Kristel Leesmend
Ilse
Andres Tabun
Robert
Terje Pennie
Liivi
Märt Visnapuu
Pats
Anti Kobin
Man in the Store
Andres Raag
Investigator
Mait Lepik
Guard of the Lodge
Directed by
Katrin Laur
Written by
Katrin Laur
Produced by
Mati Sepping
