Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla (2003).eng.mp4

Made in Estonia (2003)

Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla (original title)

Estonian language with English subtitles

The most commercially successful film in Estonia in 2003 was a comedy by Rando Pettai Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla (Made in Estonia) that in Estonia topped the international blockbuster The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with its box office results.

Henrik Normann ... Norm / Maie / Väino
Madis Milling ... Mill / Silvi / Valdur
Piret Laurimaa ... Gerli
Robert Gutman ... Kolla
Viire Valdma ... Imbi
Marko Matvere ... Ranger
Jan Uuspõld ... Toonik
Sepo Seeman ... Nagu Vari
Peeter Oja ... Real estate commissioner / Kikas
Marika Vaarik ... Linda
Enn Reitel ... NATO general
Egon Nuter ... Cyclist
Algis Ramanauskas ... Lithuanian TV-reporter
Hilje Murel ... Linda's daughter
Kaili Närep ... Hooker

The film is based on a popular radio series in Estonia.

The eccentric residents of a small Estonian village are characters in a live radio soap opera voiced by two dorky actors (Henrik Normann and Madis Milling) in this 2003 comedy. As the actors read their lines, director Rando Pettai intercuts staged scenes, with the leads playing their characters (some in drag). Something must have been lost in translation, because the wackiness is severely strained, and the farce, which for the most part consists of absurd plot developments precipitated by studio mishaps, falls flat