Smile at Last (1985)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 28, 1985Release Date
Smile at Last (1985)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 28, 1985Release Date
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Plot.
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.
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Cast & Crew.

Monika Raide
Mari

Hendrik Toompere
Robi

Tauri Tallermaa
Tauri

Katrin Tamleht
Katrin

Kerttu Aaving
Kerttu

Edith-Helen Kuusk
Melita

Siiri Sisask
Siiri

Janika Kalmus
Anne

Helle Kuningas
Teacher

Mari Lill
Robi's Mother

Evald Hermaküla
Mari's Father

Eduard Tinn
Tauri's Father

Anneli Aunap
Anneli

Rein Pakk
Rein

Manfred Kärblane
Manfred

Rudolf Allabert
Headmaster

Maria Klenskaja
Ülo's Lover

Evald Aavik
Male Teacher

Reet Paavel
Anne's Mother

Triin Loorits
Triin

Leida Laius
Director

Tõnu Virve
Production Design / Costume Design

Silvia Rannamaa
Novel

Kersti Miilen
Editor

Arno Saar
Assistant Camera

Tõnis Lepik
Camera Operator

Kaljo Nikker
Gaffer

Ly Pulk
First Assistant Director

Kadi Talpsepp
Assistant Camera

Ants Tomband
Producer

Arvo Iho
Director of Photography / Co-Director

Helle Janson
Costume Design

Lepo Sumera
Original Music Composer

Aita Levoll
Makeup Artist

Enn Säde
Sound Recordist

Olga Alp
Sound Recordist

Reet Peramets
Costumer

Maie Kell
Property Master

Marina Sheptunova
Screenplay

Anne Saul
Colorist

Lauri Kärk
Script Editor

Irina Kislova
Foley Artist

Alla Meitšik
Foley Artist

Priit Seli

Toivo Karjane

Lemmi Tinn
Media.







Details.
Release DateNovember 28, 1985
Original NameNaerata ometi
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
jealousy
homesickness
suicide attempt
alcoholism
sorrow
teenage diary
mother son relationship
woman director
Wiki.
Games for Schoolchildren or Well, Come On, Smile; (Estonian: Naerata ometi) is a 1985 Soviet Estonian drama film directed by Arvo Iho and Leida Laius. The film was loosely based on the 1963 short story Kasuema (Stepmother) by Estonian author Silvia Rannamaa.
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