Taarka

5.7
20081h 34m

The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.

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Photo of Liina Tennosaar

Liina Tennosaar

Taarka's Mother

Photo of Peeter Oja

Peeter Oja

Taarka's Father

Photo of Marika Vaarik

Marika Vaarik

Vasso's Mother

Photo of Tanel Jonas

Tanel Jonas

Rüa Piitre

Photo of Riho Kütsar

Riho Kütsar

Rüa Ivvan

Photo of Mikko Nousiainen

Mikko Nousiainen

Armas Väisänen

Photo of Helena Merzin-Tamm

Helena Merzin-Tamm

Anna Raudkats

Photo of Peeter Volkonski

Peeter Volkonski

Priest Raag

Photo of Hilje Murel

Hilje Murel

Nasta / Mistress of Kukumäe

Photo of Kaire Vilgats

Kaire Vilgats

Sister of Kukumäe

Photo of Ants Ander

Ants Ander

Master of Kukumäe

Photo of Matti Onnismaa

Matti Onnismaa

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