Seatapp

The film’s events unfold just before Christmas in a small village in South Estonia, where an inexperienced but eager veterinary official (Taavi Teplenkov) arrives, hoping to resolve a suspected case of African swine fever as quickly as possible. The official’s peculiar interpretation of the decisions—according to which all domestic animal keeping must be destroyed immediately—sets off increasingly absurd events in the village. The film, seasoned with plenty of dark humour, features a stellar cast of Estonian actors: Taavi Teplenkov, Egon Nuter, Külliki Saldre, Hendrik Toompere juunior, Andres Mähar, Mari Jürjens, Argo Aadli, Christopher Rajaveer, Aleksandr Bražnik, Andres Puustusmaa, Inga Salurand, Mairo Libba, Carita Vaikjärv, Joonas terik, Haldja Semjonova and Marie Konsa. The film is directed and written by Ove Musting. Jaan Laugamõts is the producer, Sten-Johan Lill the cinematographer, Anneli Arusaar the production designer, Moonika Raidam the editor, Mihkel Zilmer the composer and Markus Andreas the sound director. The film is produced by Downtown Pictures, with production support from the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Tartu Film Fund.