November is a 2017 Estonian fantasy drama film directed by Rainer Sarnet, based on Andrus Kivirähk's novel Rehepapp ehk November ("Old Barny aka November"). It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
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Directed by | Rainer Sarnet |
Written by | Rainer Sarnet |
Starring | Rea Lest |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Estonia |
Language | Estonian |
Screenplay
In 19th century Estonia, a village is inhabited by personified Black Death, spirits, werewolves and the devil himself. A peasant girl, Liina, longs for a village boy Hans, while Hans longs for a daughter of an aristocrat. Both try to use mythical powers so that their unrequited love could change into requited love. However, the mythical powers don't give them what they wanted and in the end Hans dies before Liina and Hans could get together.
- Rea Lest as Liina
- Jörgen Liik as Hans
- Arvo Kukumägi as Rein
- Katariina Unt as Luise
- Taavi Eelmaa as Ints
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 95% based on 20 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film