International premiere

Klokkenluider

Local title
Vilepuhuja
Director
Neil Maskell
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2022
Programme
First Feature Competition
Genre
comedy, thriller
Subject
interpersonal relationships, humour, politics, absurd

When a gentle government official discovers terrible secrets, he knows he has a duty towards the rest of the world. But life as a whistleblower is not easy. Hiding in a secluded Belgian holiday home, he and his Dutch wife anxiously await the arrival of a journalist in the company of two eccentric bodyguards.

What follows is an edgy black comedy, sharply scripted and elegantly constructed by actor turned director Neil Maskell. A veteran of the UK independent film scene, Maskell is well known for his collaborations with British director Ben Wheatley (Kill List) who is the executive producer of the film. The influences are clear as this directorial debut carries some of Wheatley’s black humour, the typical awkwardness of his characters and the uneasy oddity of their circumstances.

The film shines with a performance by Tom Burke in the role of a clumsy bodyguard. Maskell and his producers have managed to snatch a last performance by the British star before his rise to fame makes him impossible to get for independent films. Enjoy!

Malaika Bova

Director
Neil Maskell
Screenwriter
Neil Maskell
Cast
Jenna Coleman, Tom Burke, Amit Shah, Roger Evans, Gracy Goldman
Producer
Stephanie Aspin, Helen Simmons
DoP
Nick Gillespie
Editor
Jason Rayton
Production
Erebus Pictures
Runtime
Language
English, Flemish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Neil Maskell

Filmograafia Klokkenluider (2022)

Best Film Award, grant of 5000 euros from National Geographic

Screenings

2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening090204 / Vilepuhuja
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsNeil Maskell (Film Director), Tom Burke (Actor), Sura Dohnke (Actress)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening110403 / Vilepuhuja
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
9th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160704 / Vilepuhuja
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker