Mari Abel
Acting
Biography
Mari Abel (born on January 14, 1975 in Rapla) is an Estonian actress. In 2004 she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2004 she worked at the Von Krahl Theatre. Later, she became a freelance actress. Besides theatre roles she has played also in several films and on television.
Born: January 14, 1975
Place of Birth: Rapla, Rapla District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Rapla County, Estonia]
Known For
Skin of a Mandarin
The film delicately follows 25-year-old Anna, whose mother has died suddenly. She wants to send her Orthodox mother on her last journey according to customs, but she runs into bureaucratic rules that do not allow Anna to dress her departed mother herself. This conflict brings her together with Maria, a 45-year-old funeral home worker, who in this story represents the hidden fears of death and grief on a deep emotional level.
Zero Point
Sensitive and restless Johannes is accepted to an elite school in Tallinn and expects life to go uphill. Instead, he becomes the victim of mental abuse by his classmates. In search of recognition, he goes to his old Lasnamäe friends, who spend their time doing drugs, hanging around, and partying, rather than focusing on schoolwork. At home, Johannes must deal with his mother’s deteriorating mental health. As the tension grows, he finds himself at zero point, where he must completely reset his life to build it up from scratch.
November
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
Traitor
In 2004, shortly before Estonia's accession to NATO, the Russian intelligence service is approaching Alfred Vind, an official of the Estonian Ministry of Defense ...
The Invisible Fight
After surviving a deadly attack, a guard on the Soviet-Chinese border decides to become a monk but must continually prove along the way that he's capable of becoming the enlightened man he set out to be.
Delusion
After a heavy decision, Anna and Juhan are unable to move on with their lives. They take time off at their friends' fancy summer house and once there, are forced to offer shelter to another couple caught in the storm. The couple assumes that the house belongs to Anna and Juhan and they do nothing to correct the mistake. Instead, they seize their new roles and start taking their mutual bitterness out on the strangers.
The Spy and The Poet
Lonely secret service officer Gustav meets a mysterious gypsy woman. It soon comes clear that it is a trap set by the Russian intelligence. Gustav is ordered to continue the relationship to get a better understanding of the enemy's plans. Unfortunately, Gustav finds himself struggling with the task, as he is falling in love with the enemy. Is there a way out of this situation?
The Arbiter
A brilliant but misguided man feels that he has the right to decide who is worth their place on earth.
Free Range
After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his girlfriend is pregnant.
The Bank
Based on a true story in the turbulent Estonian 90s. Personal dramas will unfold using the historic events as a backdrop, with the characters constantly re-evaluating the currency rates and their personal values.
Filmography
as Zinaida
as Actor
as Mother
as Sandra
as Juta Roos
as Helen (segment "Helen's Birthday")
as Anneli
as Liina's Mother's Ghost
as Triin
as Siiri
as Ege
as Secretary
as Judge
as Miina
as Lilli