Truth and Justice
2020
2020
2019
Official Competition
Best International Film
Truth and Justice
A Film by Tanel Toom
2019 - Estonia - Drama/Epic - 148 min.
with Priit Loog , Priit Võigemast , Maiken Schmidt , Ester Kuntu & Simeoni Sundja
Language: Estonian
Produced by Ivo Felt
Estonia, 1870. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.
2020
2020
2019
Official Competition
Best International Film
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