The Little Comrade
2018 · Movie · 100 min · ★ 6.9
In Stalin-era Estonia, a young child tries to make sense of a frightening adult world after a parent is taken away. Believing that being “good” might bring their loved one back, the child navigates school, neighbors, and shifting rules, mixing innocence with growing awareness of fear, loyalty, and survival.
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Details
- Original title
- Seltsimees laps
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-03-23
- Language
- ET
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (15 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a child’s-eye view of life under dictatorship that balances humor with unease and stays mostly non-violent; Not for you if you want relentless bleakness like Cold of Kalandar.
Pros: strong child viewpoint; warm yet tense tone; emotionally engaging | Cons: some scenes unclear; limited mild unpleasantness; simple story beats
Cast & crew
Helena Maria Reisner
as Leelo
Tambet Tuisk
as Feliks
Yuliya Aug
as Ljudmilla
Juhan Ulfsak
as Paul Varik
Liina Vahtrik
as Aunt Anne
Lembit Peterson
as Grandpa Robert
Maria Klenskaja
as Grandma Minna Katariina
Eva Koldits
as Helmes
Maria Avdjuško
as Makajeva
Argo Aadli
as Horseback Riding Jaan
Directed by Moonika Siimets