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Daisy Petal Game: Tattoo (1977)

based on the short novel "Gipsies" by Kalju Saaber

Feature film | Romance Duration 34:00

Daisy Petal Game: Tattoo

Young man Margus falls in love with gypsy girl Zoritsa and is ready for everything to prove his feelings. When the girl has complaints about the local Don Juan, a dairyman, Margus takes revenge but gets miserably kicked in his teeth. Margus's father, a local constable, chains his son. However, Margus breaks himself free and grabs a gun. Zoritsa's little brother finds Margus to hide behind the dairyman's window and shares words of wisdom that will make Margus change his mind.

Director: Peeter Simm

Keywords: chaining | small town milieu | life and death | sharing one's life's experience | first love | shaving | fighting | language barrier | determination | conflict with one's father | View all »

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Tallinnfilm
Color bw
Sound sound
Film Category Feature film, Short
Genre Romance
Text / Dialogue Estonian, FILM_LANGUAGES_ROMI
Dubbing Russian
Duration 34:00

Crew

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Director Peeter Simm
Screenwriter Peeter Simm
Cinematographer Arvo Iho
Production Desinger Priit Vaher
Costume Designer Priit Vaher
Composer Jaanus Nõgisto | Margus Kappel
Sound Designer Roman Sabsay
Editor Virve Laev
Content Editor Kalju Haan
Writer of Adapted Work Kalju Saaber
Managing Director Veronika Bobossova

Cast

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Leading roles
Supporting roles

Ants Ander - Juuksur | Larissa Udovitšenko - Daam | Rein Laasmaa - Kordnik | Marje Metsur - Leida | Jaak Tamleht - Meierei omanik

First releases

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  • in cinema: 05.12.1977, kino Eha, Kaja, Koit (Tallinn), Estonia
  • in cinema: 07.12.1977, kino Ekraan (Tartu), Estonia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Participation, goEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European Film (Wiesbaden, Germany), 2019
  • Participation, PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 2024, Programme: Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm