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NEW ESTONIAN FILM | Stolen Bicycle Story: Director Films in Her Childhood Home

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • Elisabeth Kužovnik filmed the final scenes of her debut feature “Think of Something Beautiful” in Pärnu in late August.
  • The autobiographical coming-of-age film portrays a mixed Estonian-Russian family living through hardship in the early 2000s.
  • The film is scheduled to reach cinemas next autumn.

The final scenes of Elisabeth Kužovnik’s debut feature, “Think of Something Beautiful,” were filmed in Pärnu at the end of August, bringing the production back to the director’s childhood surroundings.

The autobiographical coming-of-age story depicts the difficult living conditions of a mixed Estonian-Russian family in the early 2000s.

“ The film’s protagonists run along the same streets where I did nearly 20 years ago,” Kužovnik said. The film is due to arrive in cinemas next autumn.

The film’s protagonists run along the same streets where I did nearly 20 years ago.

· Elisabeth KužovnikThe director described the personal connection between the film’s locations and her childhood.
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