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Taarka (2008)

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.

Release: 2008-08-14
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: 5.7 / 10
Cast
Inga Salurand
Inga Salurand
Taarka
Siiri Sisask
Siiri Sisask
Taarka
Marje Metsur
Marje Metsur
Taarka
Kaarel Oja
Kaarel Oja
Vasso
Tõnu Oja
Tõnu Oja
Vasso
Liina Tennosaar
Liina Tennosaar
Taarka's Mother
Peeter Oja
Peeter Oja
Taarka's Father
Marika Vaarik
Marika Vaarik
Vasso's Mother
Tanel Jonas
Tanel Jonas
Rüa Piitre
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Inara Luigas
Rüa Piitre's Wife
Riho Kütsar
Riho Kütsar
Rüa Ivvan
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Kirke Kalde
Tato
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Helge Kalde
Tato
Riina Maidre
Riina Maidre
Tato
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Pärtel Suits
Serko
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Konrad Ruuben Sepp
Serko
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August Varustin
Serko
Mikko Nousiainen
Mikko Nousiainen
Armas Väisänen