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Georg (2007)

Original title: Georg

Feature film | Drama Duration 105:00

The life of Georg Ots (1920-1975), the most well-known Estonian opera singer, was full of changes and difficulties. He started with the career of an engineer; later during the times of war he found himself as a musician in Yaroslavl. Georg Ots's extraordinary talent and dedication made him a nationwide star in the whole Soviet Union; however, there are two sides of every coin. It is a very personal story about love and marriage, celebrity and jealousy, self-realization and self-destruction.

Director: Peeter Simm

Keywords: breaking up of marriage | alcoholism | jealousy | doctor | admirers | eccentric female artist | escaping by the skin of one's teeth | fortune telling | hospital | fighting an illness | View all »

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Videos (1)

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Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Allfilm, Center of National Film (Russia), Matila Röhr Productions (Finland), Lege Artis Film
Color color
Sound sound
Film Category Feature film, Full length feature
Genre Drama
Text / Dialogue Estonian, Russian, Finnish
Duration 105:00

Crew

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Producer Märten Kross | Ivo Felt
Co-producer Sergei Zernov | Ilkka Matila | Svetlana Kutšmajeva
Director Peeter Simm
Screenwriter Mati-Jüri Põldre | Aleksandr Borodjanski
Cinematographer Rein Kotov
Production Desinger Kalju Kivi | Eugen Tamberg | Mare Raidma
Costume Designer Mare Raidma
Composer Juri Potejenko
Sound Designer Seppo Vanhatalo
Editor Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

Cast

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Leading roles
Supporting roles

Rein Oja - Richard | Aleksandr Okunev - Nikolajev | Sergei Fetissov - Krustshev | Bert Raudsep - Artist | Jevgeni Gaitšuk - Stage director | Indrek Taalmaa - Talesh | Jassi Zahharov - Elderly colleague | Ülle Kaljuste - Colleague at the theatre | Raimo Pass - Colleague at the theatre

First releases

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  • in cinema: 04.10.2007, Coca Cola Plaza, Tallinn, Estonia
  • in cinema: 12.10.2007, Kinopalatsi, Helsinki, Finland
  • in cinema: 06.03.2008, Hudozhestvennaya, Moscow, Russia

Festivals, awards, nominations

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  • Participation, Shanghai International Film Festival (China), 2008, Programme: Panorama
  • Participation, Montreal World Film Festival (Canada), 2008
  • Participation, Kaunas Film Festival (Lithuania), 2008

Partners and Sponsors

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