Naerata ometi

Games for Schoolchildren[1] or Well, Come On, Smile;[2] (Estonian: Naerata ometi) is a 1985 Soviet Estonian drama film directed by Arvo Iho and Leida Laius.

Games for Schoolchildren
Naerata ometi
Produced byArvo Iho
Leida Laius
Written bySilvia Rannamaa
Marina Sheptunova
StarringMonika Järv
Hendrik Toompere
Tauri Tallermaa
Music byLepo Sumera
CinematographyArvo Iho
Production
company
Release date
1985
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageEstonian

Plot

After the death of her mother, high school student Mari ends up in an orphanage. Three days later, the girl returns home, but her drunken father makes it clear almost from the door that she doesn't belong here.

The night spent at the train station ends for Mari with an acquaintance with an aggressive group of teenagers, led by Robi, and being driven to the police. In the morning, the fugitive leaves the cell: the orphanage teacher came for her.

The orphanage has its own internal hierarchy. The dashing guy Robi is considered the informal leader. The guys obey him and readily obey. The polite, intelligent Tauri, who, unlike the other pupils, has a respectable and very busy father, takes custody of the newcomer. Among the girls, the harsh, nervous Katrin, who ended up in an orphanage after her mother was imprisoned, dominates.

Cast
  • Monika Järv as Mari
  • Hendrik Toompere junior as Robi
  • Tauri Tallermaa as Tauri
  • Katrin Tampleht as Katrin
  • Kerttu Aaving as Kerttu
  • Edith Helen Tuusk as Melita
  • Siiri Sisask as Siiri
  • Janika Kalmus as Anne
  • Helle Kuningas as Nursery teacher
  • Mari Lill as Robi's mother
  • Evald Hermaküla as Mari's father
  • Eduard Tinn as Tauri's father
  • Rudolf Allabert as Director of the orphanage

Awards and nominations
  • All-Union Film Festival (1986)
    • Grand Prize
    • Best Screenplay (Marina Sheptunova)[3]
  • International Film Festival of Young Filmmakers of Socialist Countries in Koszalin (1986) — Polish Film Critics Prize named after Wisniewski (Arvo Iho)
  • USSR State Prize for 1987 (director and cameraman Arvo Iho, screenwriter Marina Sheptunova)[4][5]
  • Berlin International Film Festival (1987) — participation in the "Kinderfilmfest" program, prize of the United Nations Children's Fund

References
  1. Horton, Andrew & Brashinsky, Michael (1992) The Zero Hour: Glasnost and Soviet Cinema in Transition, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691019208, p. 237
  2. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0123904/
  3. Лауреаты Всесоюзного кинофестиваля // Энциклопедия отечественного кино
  4. Лауреаты Государственной премии СССР Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine // Энциклопедия отечественного кино
  5. Paavle, Silja (2012) Arvo Iho: "Filmi "Naerata ometi!" jõhkrus oli päriselt olemas."", Õhtuleht, 10 September 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018
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