Somehow this book "Truth & Justice" by Anton Hansen Tammsaare is considered the greatest novel of Estonian literature. Two neighbors bicker over minor things for 20 years. The pretty wife dies of an illness and we also see a lot of child coffins. The protagonist who was a good guy in the beginning becomes a bitter and spiteful old man, the neighbor somehow seems more normal now.
On the bright side, the cast is very good. The set design looks very true to the movie's era. The cinematography is awesome.
The story is such a drag and enforces the old dogma that all estonians are corrupt and hate their neighbor and would cut down any forest to make money - a very touchy subject for the whole estonian community. Not everyone is like that. I refuse to accept that idea. Younger estonian generations are the opposite of how people in the movie are portrayed.
Not recommended.
On the bright side, the cast is very good. The set design looks very true to the movie's era. The cinematography is awesome.
The story is such a drag and enforces the old dogma that all estonians are corrupt and hate their neighbor and would cut down any forest to make money - a very touchy subject for the whole estonian community. Not everyone is like that. I refuse to accept that idea. Younger estonian generations are the opposite of how people in the movie are portrayed.
Not recommended.