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Thriller “The Sleeping Beast” tells the story of a group of children spending their summer in a sleepy hamlet, where their only entertainment is simply hanging around and climbing in an abandoned manufacturing facility, until they are forbidden to do that. The gang’s boss Kristjan and his friends Ariel, Loore, Mia-Margot and Siim decide to ignore the ban. This decision changes their lives and friends face a grim confrontation. They need to answer the question – what is right and what is wrong?
Director: Jaak Kilmi
Screenwriter: Aidi Vallik
Cinematographer: Elen Lotman
Art Director: Getter Vahar
Costume Designer: Jaanus Vahtra
Make-up Designer: Merlit Veldi
Composer: Karlis Auzans
Sound Designer: Matiss Krišjanis
Editors: Andris Grants, Moonika Põdersalu
Producers: Evelin Penttilä, Johanna Maria Tamm
Co-Producers: Roberts Vinovskis, Dominiks Jarmakovičs
Companies: Stellar Film (Estonia), Studio Lokomotive (Latvia)
Sales Agent: Media Luna
Just Film Works in Progress (Estonia) 2020:
Grand Prize
SCHLINGEL Film Festival (Chemnits, Germany) 2022:
Award of the Junior Jury
Filem'On Film Festival (Brussels, Belgium) 2022:
Audience Award
JUNIORFEST (Czech Republic) 2022:
Best Feature Film
Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Audio-visual arts annual award
EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Screenwriter - Aidi Vallik
EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Editor - Andris GrantsBest feature film
Nomination: EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Director - Jaak Kilmi
Nomination: EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Costume Artist: Jaanus Vahtra
Nomination: EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Makeup Artist - Merlit Veldi
Nomination: EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Actress - Rebeka Kask
Nomination: EFTA - Estonian Film and Television Awards (Tallinn, Estonia) 2023:
Best Actor - Andres Lepik
Cinedu Film Festival for Children and Youth (Slovakia) 2023:
Best Film
- Giffoni Film Festival (Naples, Italy) 2022
- Baltic Sea Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) 2022
- Riga International Film Festival (Riga, Latvia) 2022
- Lucas Kinder International Film Festival (Germany) 2022
- Minsk International Film Festival (Belarus) 2022
- Cinemagic International Film Festival (Ireland) 2022
- New York Baltic Film Festival (New York, USA) 2022
- Giffoni Macedonia (Macedonia) 2022: Official competition for Cadets (+13)
- Baltic Days Film Festival (Norway) 2022
- GOA – International Film Festival of India (India) 2022: World Panorama
- Cottbus East European Film Festival (Germany) 2022: Kids At Cinema
- Northern Film Festival (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) 2022
- Esenler Film Days (Turkey) 2022
- Cinepänz Children’s Film Festival (Cologne, Germany) 2022
- BUFF Film Festival (Sweden) 2023
- Luxembourg City Film Festival (Luxembourg) 2023
- GoEast – Festival of the Central and Eastern European Films (Germany) 2023
- Estival Festival (Sweden) 2023
- Discovery Film Festival – Scotland’s international Film Festival For Young Audiences (UK) 2023