The Fencer

The Fencer

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Release Date

3/13/2015

Runtime

90 mins

Overview

Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.

Status

Released

Original Language

Estonian

Budget

$2,250,000

Revenue

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A quiet, restrained drama about a man trying to rebuild a life in the shadow of oppression, where teaching becomes an act of quiet resistance. The tension between personal safety and moral principle builds beneath its understated surface.

Mood

MelancholicTenseHopeful

Themes

RedemptionIdentityPowerSurvivalColonialism

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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