Country: Estonia
Year: 2016
Duration: 97'
Mattias has a dream and it’s about to come true: to become a student of photography at the Berlin Arts Academy. But when he meets Hanna, his plans are disrupted. To show his beloved girlfriend that he is an adventuresome and unpredictable type, Mattias begins to behave recklessly, and often breaks the law. What he doesn’t know yet, though, is that his girlfriend is bipolar. But he’s about to find out. And when, in a moment of jealousy, he commits a crime that could put him behind bars, Mattias decides to pretend he’s bipolar, too, to avoid a prison sentence. [rm]
Biography
film director
Anu Aun
Anu Aun (Estonia, 1980) studied TV and film directing and in 2005 was one of the co-founders of the production company Luxfilm, for which she presently works. She debuted in 2003 with the short Hourglass Fixer, followed by Domestic Affairs (2005) and other documentaries and fiction films which received outstanding recognition at festivals throughout the world. The Polar Boy (2016) is her debut feature film. At present, she is working on the documentary Walker on Water and on the children’s film Eia’s Christmas at Phantom Owl Farm, which should be released in 2017 and 2018.
FILMOGRAFIA
Hourglass Fixer (cm, 2003), Domestic Affairs (cm, 2005), Story of Ain Lutsepp (doc., 2006), Indigo Room (cm, 2007), Clayhouse (doc., 2007), Shift (cm, 2010), Forbidden Fruit (doc., 2011), Scout by Heart (doc., 2012), Child of Nature (doc., 2014), Polaarpoiss (The Polar Boy, 2016).
Declaration
film director
“This film speaks about bipolarity as a disease of modern society, where people constantly seem to feel the need to pretend to be someone else ¬– someone better according to some twisted scale of values – and about the fears and dangers of failing to stand up to their own expectations.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, soggetto, sceneggiatura/director, story, screenplay
Anu Aun
fotografia/cinematography
Heiko Sikka
montaggio/film editing
Margo Siimon
scenografia/production design
Jaagup Roomet
costumi/costume design
Kristina Lõuk
musica/music
Sten Šeripov
suono/sound
Horret Kuus
interpreti/cast
Roland Laos, Jaanika Arum, Katariina Unt, Jörgen Liik, Kaspar Velberg, Rein Oja, Andrus Vaarik, Ülle Kaljuste, Mirtel Pohla, Henrik Kalmet, Jaan Rekkor, Indrek Sammul, Ene Järvis, Ivo Uukkivi
produttors/producers
Priit Pääsuke, Kaspar Kaljas
produzione/production
Luxfilm
contatti/contacts
LuxFilm
Priit Pääsuke
priit@luxfilm.ee
www.luxfilm.ee
Anu Aun
fotografia/cinematography
Heiko Sikka
montaggio/film editing
Margo Siimon
scenografia/production design
Jaagup Roomet
costumi/costume design
Kristina Lõuk
musica/music
Sten Šeripov
suono/sound
Horret Kuus
interpreti/cast
Roland Laos, Jaanika Arum, Katariina Unt, Jörgen Liik, Kaspar Velberg, Rein Oja, Andrus Vaarik, Ülle Kaljuste, Mirtel Pohla, Henrik Kalmet, Jaan Rekkor, Indrek Sammul, Ene Järvis, Ivo Uukkivi
produttors/producers
Priit Pääsuke, Kaspar Kaljas
produzione/production
Luxfilm
contatti/contacts
LuxFilm
Priit Pääsuke
priit@luxfilm.ee
www.luxfilm.ee
