Film·2010·38m

Father, Son and Holy Theatre

Documentary

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is the don Quijote of Estonian theatre - predestined to eternal loneliness. Sudak's dream to become an officially acknowledged actor has never come true. He has failed the entrace exams to the Drama School of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and other schools. The documentary tells a story related to the Old Testament - including good-hearted Satan, water wars, unrequited love of theatre, jurisprudence, community's revenge that lasts over several generations and regimes. Elaan's life and destiny includes so much drama that he is unable to let go of it - as his actor's spirit cannot live without it.

Directed by Marko Raat

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Alar Sudak
Alar SudakSelf
Elmo Nüganen
Elmo Nüganen
Eino Baskin
Eino Baskin
Kalju Komissarov
Kalju Komissarov

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