Kadri Kõusaar debut is first Estonian film in Cannes official program |
20.04.2007 |
Kadri Kõusaar's directorial debut „Magnus" is first Estonian film in
Cannes official program |
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The official line-up for the 60th Cannes International Film Festival that was announced today included the Estonian director Kadri Kõusaar's debut feature film „Magnus" in the Un Certain Regard section.
Kõusaar's „Magnus" is the first Estonian film to be selected for the Cannes film festival's official program. The last time an Estonian feature film screened in Cannes was in 1990 when Peeter Simm's film „A Man Who Never Was" („Inimene, keda polnud" Tallinnfilm, 1990) was selected to the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs program.
„Magnus" is the story of a sensitive young boy named Magnus (Ruuben Rekkor), who grows up in a family and atmosphere where no one really cares about him. His parents think that children grow up themselves, and if they have food and shelter, all is OK – no more effort must be invested in them. Magnus suffers from a lung disease that is said to be fatal and plays bizarre games with death. However, ten years later, modern medicine has managed to cure the disease but Magnus' death wish is still there. When a grown-up Magnus (Kristjan Kasearu) makes his second suicide attempt, his father's (Mart Laisk) conscience awakens. He tries to teach his son some lessons and convince him to go on living, up to a shocking conclusion.
„Magnus" is Kadri Kõusaar's directorial debut; she also wrote the script. The producer is Donal Fernandes from Great Britain and the director of photography is Pavvel Sobczyk from Poland. The lead role of Magnus is played by Kristjan Kasearu, for whom this is his first role in a film. Most of the rest of the actors are debuting as well,
the only professional actors in the film are Merle Jääger, Marika Korolev, Rita Raave and Andrus Vaarik. The film was produced by Vitamin K Film (Estonia) and Donus Films Limited (Great Britain).
See also:
www.festival-cannes.fr
www.magnusfilm.com
www.kfilm.ee
Additional information:
Kadri Kõusaar
kfilm@kfilm.ee
Lili Pilt
International Relations
Estonian Film Foundation
+372 533 24 618
lili@efsa.ee |
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