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Taarka

OT: Taarka

Ain Mäeots // Estonia, 2008
Fiction Feature // FF2008
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Outsider, rebel, disdained single mother of four children and an unforgettable artist: the singer Hilana Taarka (1856 – 1933). The language she spoke and sang in was Seto, a dialect of Finnic South Estonian, as found on the border with 33. Although she had earned international acclaim, she was only honoured in her homeland long after her death. Unreserved and provocative, she lived beyond social norms and never hesitated to speak her mind. A portrait of a strong personality.

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Taarka

Fiction Feature

Seto, Estonian

Agenda 08//FF2008


Estonia

2008

94 min

OV

Ain Mäeots

Mart Kivastik, Kauksi Ülle

Inga Salurand, Siiri Sisask, Marje Metsur, Kaarel Oja

Anneli Ahven

Elen Lotman

Maarek Toompere, Eik Lattu

Andres Lõo

Elo Soode

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