I Was Here (film)
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I Was Here is an Estonia
n feature film
, based on a novel . The story is about a 17-year-old boy who becomes a drug dealer, the decision that draws him into turbulent events he can't control. The movie was directed by René Vilbre
and written by Ilmar Raag
. The film premiered on 8 July 2008 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
, in Estonia was released on 12 September 2008 and it became the 5th most successful Estonian film premiere since the early 1990s.
The movie was co-produced by Amrion Productions in Estonia, and Helsinki Filmi OY in Finland
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, based on a novel . The story is about a 17-year-old boy who becomes a drug dealer, the decision that draws him into turbulent events he can't control. The movie was directed by René Vilbre
René Vilbre
René Vilbre is an Estonian film director born on 17 May 1970 in Rakvere, Estonia René Vilbre has received the Children's Film Prize of the Nordic Film Institutes at the Lübeck Nordic Film Days in 2005 and the Don Quixote Award - Special Mention at the Molodist International Film Festival in...
and written by Ilmar Raag
Ilmar Raag
Ilmar Raag is an Estonian media executive, screenwriter and film director, best known for his socio-critical film The Class . He has served as CEO of Estonian National Television from 2002 to 2005. He is well known columnist in many prestigious Estonian newspapers...
. The film premiered on 8 July 2008 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
, in Estonia was released on 12 September 2008 and it became the 5th most successful Estonian film premiere since the early 1990s.
The movie was co-produced by Amrion Productions in Estonia, and Helsinki Filmi OY in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Cast
- Rasmus KaljujärvRasmus KaljujärvRasmus Kaljujärv is an Estonian actor. Kaljujärv started his movie career in 2003 and has played in 10 films and television series. His father Hannes Kaljujärv is also well-known Estonian actor.-Filmography:Films...
- Rass - Hele Kõre - Renita
- Margus Prangel - Mõssa
- Märt AvandiMärt Avandi-Filmography:FilmsTelevision- External links :...
- Aivo - Marilyn Jurman - Säde
- Johannes Naan - Janar
- Tambet Tuisk - Olari
- Doris Tislar - Hanna
- Nikolai Bentsler - Talis
- Rafael Jenokjan - Ruslan