182782
182782

Taarka

2008-08-14
5.7
et 94m
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.

Continuity

Kristin Kalamees

Director

Ain Mäeots

Production Manager

Kaspar Kaljas

Producer

Anneli Ahven

Editor

Maarek Toompere

Editor

Eik Lattu

Status

Released

Countries

  • Estonia

Companies

  • Exitfilm