The Birdwatcher (1988)

Name: The Birdwatcher
Genre: Drama
Released: 1988-11-05

1h 31m

Running Time

November 5, 1988
Release Date

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Plot.

A young fanatic bird-watcher spends a summer on an islet in the Nortern-Sea with his assistant. Rough nature, hidden feelings.

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Cast & Crew.

Svetlana Tormakhova

Erik Ruus

Arvo Iho

Director

Ingrid Laos

Editor

Marju Juhkum

Editor

Marina Sheptunova

Screenplay

Lepo Sumera

Composer

Tatyana Loginova

Director of Photography

Details.

Release Date
November 5, 1988

Original Name
Vaatleja

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 31m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-13

Wiki.

The Birdwatcher aka The Observer (Estonian title: Vaatleja) is an Estonian film directed by Arvo Iho for the Tallinnfilm studio, filmed in 1987 in the northern Urals, and first shown in cinemas in 1988. It stars Svetlana Tormahova as a Russian forester and Erik Ruus as a student who meets her while studying ornithology on the island where she works.

Iho had previously worked with Leida Leius on several documentaries, and The Birdwatcher is his solo directorial debut.

The Birdwatcher won awards at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Torino Film Festival, and the Rouen Nordic Film Festival.