World premiere

Torn

Local title
Torn
Director
Kullar Viimne
Country
Estonia
Year
2024
Festival
28th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Doc@PÖFF Competition
Genre
drama, condition-film, biographical
Subject
familial relationships, love, alcoholism, nature, fatherhood, historical personas, lifestyle, isolation, loneliness, alienation

Kalju’s world: a dream built with his own hands.

In a remote corner of Estonia, in Võru, lives Kalju, who is building a 19-metre-high observation tower with his own hands. He has been doing this for years, all year round. Why does he do this hard work alone? Who is he building it for? Step by step, we discover the story of Kalju, who lives in this fast-paced, chaotic world at his own pace and by his own rules. He believes in his own convictions and keeps on working.

Director Kullar Viimne has captured something indescribable in this film, with its enchanting imagery that is at the same time beautiful, a little sad, but also hopeful. Maybe this is the way life should be?

Mikk Granström

Director
Kullar Viimne
Producer
Erik Norkroos
Cinematographer
Kullar Viimne
Composer
Erki Pärnoja
Music
Erki Pärnoja
Sound
Harmo Kallaste
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English
Director
Kullar Viimne

Kullar Viimne (1980) is an Estonian director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer. Between 2004 and 2011 he studied at the Baltic Film and Media School in Tallinn. Viimne continued his education at the FAMU film school (Czech Republic) and the IAD (Belgium). His documentaries often focus on strong and independent individuals. He is a member of the Estonian Filmmakers Union, the Estonian Association of Audiovisual Authors and the International Federation of Journalists.

Põrgu katlakütja (2023, doc), Torn (2024, doc)

Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening060703 / Torn
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsKullar Viimne (Director, Cinematographer), Erik Norkroos (Producer, Editing), Erki Pärnoja (Music, Composer), Harmo Kallaste (Sound), Mirjam Jegorov (Editing)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Hall Electric Cinema, TARTU
Screening074101 / Torn
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Saal Kino Sõprus
Screening103102 / Torn
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
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