Johannes is born into an eccentric family in the Estonian Soviet Republic. When his mother leaves for Finland, and he’s left to be raised by his grandparents, snappy Johannes is forced to face life on his own.
FRESH BLOOD: Best Intentions is a compilation of five Estonian short films. In each of the films the main characters have nothing but the best intentions for themselves and others. However, as often is the case, life has other plans for them all.
This is a story of two old folks, who have spent most of their lives behind prison walls. Now, as seventy year old men, they have been granted amnesty. Both men have a passionate desire to change their lives according to certain plans. Time is one of the main characters in this story.
Mattias is a young talented photographer in his final year of secondary school, who has a dream to become a student of the Berlin Arts Academy. He unexpectedly falls in love with a wild redhaired beauty Hanna, who does not seem to take him seriously unless he proves to be just as adventurous and unpredictable as she is.
The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties.
Baltic Film and Media School presents its youngest talents with films limited to no dialogues and the sets fully build up in studio. The topics range from love and friendship to trust and how to keep it.
The Idiot, directed by Rainer Sarnet, is a story of a naive man, whose direct behaviour stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness. The film is based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
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