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Completed - ESTONIAN - Drama - 82 minutes

Log Line

Family Lies is a relationship drama about elephants in the bedroom and skeletons in the closet, about small and big deceptions, half-truths and set-
ups that can be found in every family’s secret chronicles.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2016 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Valentin KUIK, Manfred VAINOKIVI
Writer(s) : Valentin KUIK
Cast : Tambet TUISK, Eva KOLDITS, Ülle KALJUSTE, Roman BASKIN

Producer(s) : Marju LEPP (Filmivabrik)

Synopsis

The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon inherits his father-in-law’s secrets and obligations from his complicated past. New lies are born out of old ones and, at some point, Egon realises that the revelation of truth might cause a real chaos.

Production

Country(ies) : ESTONIA


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