Taarka (2008)

Drama

The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.

Cast

Rüa Ivvan
Armas Väisänen
Anna Raudkats
Station Master
Priest Raag
Nasta / Mistress of Kukumäe
Ex Mistress of Kukumäe
Sister of Kukumäe
Master of Kukumäe
President of Finland
Mannerheim
Konstantin Päts
Estonian Official
Tavern Keeper
Butcher
Butcher in the Tavern
Banker in the Tavern
Inspector at the Sewing Workshop
Man in the Tavern
Man in the Tavern
Man in the Tavern
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Mother
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Taarka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Taarka's Father
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Toomka's Choir
Vasso's Mother
Rüa Piitre
Rüa Piitre's Wife

Crew

Director
Production Manager
Stunt Coordinator
Electrician
Animal Wrangler
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
First Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Production Design
Script Supervisor
Property Master
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Set Decoration
Assistant Property Master
Stunt Coordinator
Assistant Production Design
Makeup Designer
Electrician
Electrician
Assistant Grip
Seamstress
Seamstress
Seamstress
Seamstress
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Original Music Composer
Sound Designer
Assistant Set Decoration
Assistant Set Decoration
Assistant Set Decoration
Assistant Set Decoration
Assistant Sound Designer
Assistant Sound Designer