19-10-2011

Finnish Best Seller Films in Estonia

By FNE Staff
    TALLINN: Purge, a Finnish film based on a national best-selling novel, is currently in production in Estonia where the entire shoot will take place.

    Filming began in September and will last until December 2011. The film is directed by Antti Jokinen.

    The original novel Purge was written bySofi Oksanen and won, among other awards, the European Book Prize of 2010. The story, which crosses time periods and generations, is rooted in the Stalinist era deportation of Estonians to Siberia.

    The film received financial support from the Estonian Film Foundation (www.efsa.ee) and is coproduced by Estonian company Taska Film.

    TrustNordisk is handling international sales.

    Production Contacts:

    Kristian Taska

    Taska Film

    Weizenbergi 2-10

    10150 Tallinn, Estonia

    Tel:+372 52 03 000

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    Markus Selin
    Head of Production
    Solar Films Inc.
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    www.solarfilms.com

    Published in Estonia
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