Happiness is living in our land
O behold – Tallinn’s burning. Tallinn’s burning.
In the midst of the most horrid stagnation era in the Soviet Union – at the end of October 1982 – the Monk (Ivo Uukkivi), Allan Vainola, Peep Männil, and Villu Tamme gather for band practice in a room above the garage of a private house in Pääsküla and form one of the most (politically) heavyweight punk bands in history – Velikiye Luki. For the 60th jubilee of the Soviet Union, Ivo and Villu bake a voodoo ginger cookie and while they gobble it down, they demonstratively establish their programme of action: to destroy the Soviet Union.
Director Indrek Spungin’s wild documentary presents to the audience the entire story of the legendary Velikiye Luki in its full beauty and madness – and of how Estonia tore free from the grips of the Soviets.
Mikk Granström
Indrek Spungin (1983) is an Estonian screenwriter, musician, and film director. Born in Jõhvi, he later studied theology and ethnology at the University of Tartu from 2003 to 2009 (BA in 2009), and continued with master's studies there from 2009 to 2013. In 2016, he participated in a screenwriting course at the Baltic Film and Media School. He has worked as a culture critic for the ERR culture portal and Postimees newspaper, and has been involved in various music, art, and performing arts projects, as well as taken on a few acting roles in films. In collaboration with Taavi Arus, he completed two punk-themed documentaries in 2018 that attracted attention: "Pets ja Berliin" and "Enam kui elu". His short film "A nagu armastus", which premiered in 2023, won Best Short Film at the Estonian Film and Television Awards (EFTA).
Filmograafia:
Enam kui elu (2018, doc), Naine, kes võtab vähe ruumi. Liina Siib (2025, doc), Õnn on elada me maal (2025, doc)