Taarka
2008 · Movie · 94 min. · Estonia
The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest hero of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimneyless hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka – a despised woman and a worshipped singer.
Direction Ain Mäeots
Cast Inga Salurand · Siiri Sisask · Marje Metsur · Riina Maidre · Mikko Nousiainen · Tõnu Oja · Kaarel Oja · Helena Merzin · Liina Tennosaar
Soundtrack Andres Lõo
Screenplay Mart Kivastik · Ülle Kahusk · Ain Mäeots · Hardi Volmer · Elo Selirand
Cinematography Elen Lotman
Original title Taarka
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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