Synopsis
Exiled to the Caucasus with his parents at the age of four, Alexander becomes an adventurer. Forty years later he comes back from exil to Estonia when the country is independent again. A businessman linked with the mafia hands over to him a large amount of money and give him a free hand to expand a business of his own choice : it will be the Big Dipper. Sirje is teacher in a nursery school. Alexander wants to take back the building where the school is. In the past it was his parent's property. But he likes the children and leaves the building to them. Sirje falls in love with Alexander. In a world with lost values, Ruth doesn't love anything except money. She steals Alexander from Sirje only to drop him for someone even richer. Sirje remains alone with her group of children while Alexander follows his adventures in the world of business.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : 47ème Parallèle
- Foreign production companies : Budapest Filmstudio, Lege Artis Film
- French distribution : 47ème Parallèle
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Peeter Simm, Agu Tammeveski, Hans Werner Honert
- Director of Photography : Ago Ruus
- Music Composer : Tonu Raadik
- Editor : Claude Reznik
- Costume designer : Mare Raidma
- Co-producer : Jean-Paul Dekiss
- Production Designer : Tiiu Ubi
- Still Photographer : Mathieu Garçon
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Hungarian
- Coproducer countries : Hungary, Estonia, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified