The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother Maria is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor Sipra. This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...

Cast

Maria Avdjuško

Marija

Kertu-Killu Grenman

Lucia

Esther Kõiv

Jacinta

Rain Simmul

Kaido

Ulla Reinikainen

Sirpa

Ülle Kaljuste

Anne

Arvo Kukumägi

Joss

Eva Koldits

Teacher Mets

Kersti Kreismann

Teacher Purga

Karin Tammaru

Principal Jaaksoo