The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family
5
4 votes
February 25, 2011
1h 40m
Overview
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...
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Cast
Maria Avdjuško
MarijaKertu-Killu Grenman
LuciaEsther Kõiv
Jacinta
Rain Simmul
KaidoUlla 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
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