Rodeo

Feb 1 2018 N/A 1h 15m
Comedy, Documentary, History

A documentary exploring the difficulties the newly-independent Estonia faced in the early 1990s after emerging from decades of Soviet rule. The film focuses especially on then-32-year-old and inexperienced Mart Laar, who became country's prime minister while there still were tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers in the country.

Plot

It's 1992 and the first free elections held in Estonia since World War II have to the surprise of all brought to power young and idealistic political forces. They are led by 32-year-old Mart Laar, Europe's youngest prime minister, who is charged with crafting a country out of chaos. This is a story about gaining and losing trust, about the widening conflict between idealists and a rising economic elite, when a prime minister's good options grow fewer by the day. A story of idealists and friends becoming politicians and opponents.

Written by

Kiur Aarma, Raimo Jõerand, Ari Matikainen

Directed by

Kiur Aarma, Raimo Jõerand

Cast

Mart Laar, Tiit Pruuli, Jüri Luik

Crew

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Production Countries

Estonia

Production Companies

Traumfabrik

Languages

Eesti

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
188
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA