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Retrospective 2023
Filmstill Year of the Dragon
Year of the Dragon
Andres Sööt
Ordinary life in Tallinn, where nothing is ordinary in 1988. Estonian identity is celebrated with patriotic songs and symbols. The country demands its independence.
Filmstill Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon

Draakoni aasta
Andres Sööt
Retrospective 2023
Documentary Film
USSR
1988
59 minutes
Estonian,
Russian
Subtitles: 
English

Shots of ordinary life from seven months in Tallinn, where nothing is ordinary in 1988. In the course of perestroika, the people’s national awareness grows stronger and the return to Estonian identity is celebrated by the masses. Soviet occupation must end. Observations from a country in upheaval, commented on with tender irony.

Katharina Franck, Andreas Kötzing

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Director
Andres Sööt
Script
Andres Sööt
Cinematographer
Andres Sööt
Editor
Marju Juhkum
Producer
Tallinnfilm
Score
Erkki-Sven Tüür