Estonian premiere
The Black Hole
A steamy, feminist romantic comedy featuring adorable sci-fi monsters.
A sexy blend of the styles of Cronenberg, Spielberg, and Lyne (and “Gremlins”), “The Black Hole’s” director Moonika Siimets has managed to unleash the ultimate guilty pleasure movie. It's an incredible and radical change of style from her previous film, “The Little Comrade”.
We follow three interconnected stories: Sirje, who voluntarily signs up for an extraterrestrial science experiment; Jüri, who falls in love with his lustful neighbour; and Uma, a fearless bodybuilder who dreams of a world without abusive men so she can heal her partner, Mariliis.
The clever screenplay weaves together cosmic orgasms, an existential lust for desire, and ancient culinary wisdom – all inspired by Estonian short stories. The Black Hole is not where you expect to find it, but may Kri-in-Poulsen from the Milky Way let us find the right way.
Edvinas Pukšta
Moonika Siimets (1980) graduated from the audiovisual department of Tallinn University, majoring in directing (2006). She has participated in Judith Weston’s screenwriting and directing master classes in USA and been an exchange student at University of Central Lancashire in England. Her filmography includes documentary films “World Champion” (2009), “Trendy Dog” (2010), “Another Dimension” (2012), short films “Deus ex Machina” (2005), “As Time Goes on” (2012) “The Last Romeo” (2013), “Is it You?” (2013), and “Pink Cardigan” (2014). Her work has been recognised at film festivals both in Estonia and abroad. Her first feature film “The Little Comrade” premiered in Busan IFF and received the award for Best Film at EFTA (Estonian Film and TV Awards) gala. “Black Hole” is her second full-length film.
Seltsimees laps (The Little Comrade, 2018), Must auk (Black Hole, 2024)