Free range
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Free range |
| Original title | Free Range - Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest |
| Country of production | Estonia |
| original language | Estonian |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Veiko Õunpuu |
| script |
Robert Kurvitz Veiko Õunpuu |
| production | Katrin Kissa |
| camera | Mart Taniel |
| cut | Liis Nimik |
| occupation | |
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Free Range is an Estonian film drama from the year 2013 , directed by Veiko Õunpuu . The Estonian title ironically refers to the ballad of Bertolt Brecht's Approval of the World .
The film was selected as the Estonian entry for best foreign language film at the 2014 Academy Awards , but was not nominated. In 2014 the film was also shown at the Berlinale as part of the Forum event series.
action
Young Fred sees no meaning in his life and the world. He loses his job at the newspaper because he writes a review of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life , which is all swear words. The first attempts as a novelist also fail. His friend Susanna, daughter of the editor-in-chief, explains to him that she is pregnant by him. Overwhelmed by all this, Fred decides to do everything completely differently and begins to work as a forklift driver - but this job does not satisfy him either.
reception
Critics praised in particular the acting performance of the main actor Lauri Lagle and the rock musician Peeter Volkonski in the role of the father. The film critics Jaak Lõhmus and Jaan Ruus emphasized that the subject of the film in particular - youth unemployment - is highly topical.
Trivia
The film was shot with a 16 mm camera and the music, which mostly dates from the 1970s, was recorded from records .
Web links
- Free Range in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Estonia Nominates 'Free Range' for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
- ↑ Film data sheet Free Range - Ballaad maailma heakskiitmisest , Berlinale 2014
- ↑ Margit Adorf "Vabajooksuhipsteri agoonia". La Strada, page 4, number 1, 2013 (accessed October 7, 2013)
- ↑ Karlo Funk "Uusi Eesti ballaade". La Strada, page 4, number 1, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013
- ↑ Jaanus Kulli "Veiko Õunpuu film" Free Range "on andekas, kuid keskpärane" . Õhtuleht, September 21, 2013, accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ Interview with Veiko Õunpuu, PDF