Synopsis
Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's character Buratino, a wooden boy (or boyus woodenus, as the doctors in the film refer to him). Buratino's virginal mother wishes upon a star for a son and is immediately answered by what can only be called a rape-splinter. The woman gives birth almost immediately to her little wooden Buratino.
Key facts
Cast
Mikk Nurga, Elena Radevich, Marina Solopchenko, Jaan Rekkor, Lev Eliseev, Valeriy Kukhareshin, Alo Kõrve, Uku Uusberg
Original language
Russian
First release
March 12, 2009 (Estonia)
Crew
Screenplay
Kristin Kalamees, Rasmus Merivoo
Producer
Dmitri Kabanovski, Mati Sepping, Sergei Kabanovski, Tiina Lokk
Cinematography
Aleksandr Korneev
Editing
Maarek Toompere
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Estonia | March 12, 2009 |
Full credits
| Director | Rasmus Merivoo |
| Cast | Mikk Nurga (Buratino), Elena Radevich (Malviina), Marina Solopchenko (Mamma Carlo), Jaan Rekkor (Carabas Barabas), Lev Eliseev (Pinocchio), Valeriy Kukhareshin (Duremar), Alo Kõrve (Fox), Uku Uusberg (Cat), Andrei Panin (Artemon), Fjodor Astafjev (Pierrot), Jan Galena (Toivo), Tiit Lilleorg (Professor Kantemir), Tatyana Rasskazova (Kossorotova), Kirill Poluhin (Chief of Police), Oleg Levakov (Obstetrician), Pavel Ivanov (Anesthesiologist), Viktor Babitsh (Kalamar), Maksim Sokolov (Piano Player), Kristina Kalašnikova (Journalist), Denis Jegorov (Camera Operator), Ekaterina Danilova (Pharmacy Lady), Irina Matjuškina (Pharmacy Lady), Larissa Dobrovolskaja (Pharmacy Lady), Dmitri Kabanovski jr (Limousine Driver), Ksenia Udalova (Baby) |
| Screenplay | Kristin Kalamees, Rasmus Merivoo |
| Producer | Dmitri Kabanovski, Mati Sepping, Sergei Kabanovski, Tiina Lokk |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Korneev |
| Editing | Maarek Toompere |
| Production design | Ljudmila Veselova, Natalya Kochergina |
| Visual effects | Aleksandr Kudryavtsev, Konstantin Žarov |
| Sound | Arcady Noskov, Igor Terekhov, Koit Pärna, Michael Nasonkin |
| Costumes | Irina Vais |
Additional data: TMDB.
