14 CASES (12+)
Estonia, 2017, colour, 83 min.
Director: Marianna Kaat
Director: Marianna Kaat
For almost four years, the film crew watched the heroes of the film – Ksenia and Emilia, who were transferred to Estonian kindergarten at the age of five; 12-year-old Mark
who suddenly decided to go to Estonian school on his own, and entrant Vitaly forced to leave Estonia. Diving into another language environment, is it worth those experiences and fears that children and their parents go through? How reasonable is it for new generations to follow the fateful decisions of their ancestors? What happens to the identity of citizens born in Estonia but still speaking Russian? The filmmakers managed to look at these and similar questions from an unexpected perspective.
who suddenly decided to go to Estonian school on his own, and entrant Vitaly forced to leave Estonia. Diving into another language environment, is it worth those experiences and fears that children and their parents go through? How reasonable is it for new generations to follow the fateful decisions of their ancestors? What happens to the identity of citizens born in Estonia but still speaking Russian? The filmmakers managed to look at these and similar questions from an unexpected perspective.
Marianna Kaat
Marianna Kaat
graduated from the St.Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy, lives and works in Tallinn. PhD in Arts, Associate Professor of the Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School of Tallinn University (BFM), general director and producer of the Baltic Film Production company, member of the European Documentary Network (EDN), one of the founders of the Estonian Documentary Filmmakers Guild, winner of many international film festivals. She worked as a producer with such directors as Vitaly Mansky and Yury Khashchevatsky
FILMOGRAPHY
Now Not Only Off-shore, 1989; In Your Own Words, 1990; The Last Phantoms, 2006; Black Nights FF, 2010; Pit No 8, 2010; Close Relations, 2017; 14 Cases, 2017.
Estonia, 2017, colour, 83 min.
Director: Marianna Kaat
Director: Marianna Kaat
For almost four years, the film crew watched the heroes of the film – Ksenia and Emilia, who were transferred to Estonian kindergarten at the age of five; 12-year-old Mark
who suddenly decided to go to Estonian school on his own, and entrant Vitaly forced to leave Estonia. Diving into another language environment, is it worth those experiences and fears that children and their parents go through? How reasonable is it for new generations to follow the fateful decisions of their ancestors? What happens to the identity of citizens born in Estonia but still speaking Russian? The filmmakers managed to look at these and similar questions from an unexpected perspective.
who suddenly decided to go to Estonian school on his own, and entrant Vitaly forced to leave Estonia. Diving into another language environment, is it worth those experiences and fears that children and their parents go through? How reasonable is it for new generations to follow the fateful decisions of their ancestors? What happens to the identity of citizens born in Estonia but still speaking Russian? The filmmakers managed to look at these and similar questions from an unexpected perspective.