Paul Laasik
Acting
Biography
Paul Laasik (born July 29, 1949 in Idrinskii District, Krasnoyarsk Krai) is an Estonian actor. Paul Laasik lived in Siberia until he was 7 years old, he graduated from Loksa Middle School in 1968 and the theater arts department of Tallinn State Conservatory in 1972 (5th flight). He worked as an actor at the Tallinn City Theater from 1972 to 1996. Then was a freelance actor. Paul Laasik has also acted in films, TV productions and serials (partner in Võsa's "ENSV").
Born: July 29, 1949
Place of Birth: Idrinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Known For
The Class: Life After
The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode focuses on a different character who survived or witnessed the tragic event. There are kids from the class, their parents, the class teacher, a boy who survived the shooting, and finally, one of the culprits in the very last episode.
The Fencer
Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he becomes a physical education teacher at a local school. The past however catches up and puts him in front of a difficult choice.
Lamb in the Down Right Corner
A warm movie about two boys, who discover a secret of a painting that was considered to be lost. The adventures begin, when a boss of a bunch of criminals finds out about the painting.
Those Old Love-letters
A film about the life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter and singer of the 1930s and 40s, the political changes of his country and his life after the war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life.
Stairway to Heaven
With his last breath Uu's friend entrusts him with the secret of how to go to the past. Uu is an engineer and doesn't believe in miracles, but the trick works. In the past there is a pleasant, eternal summer, long hair, girls and Jenkki chewing gum. In his real life, it is autumn, his friends are bitter, the girls are married and his father is seriously ill. At the end of the day, however, Uu has to decide in which time to live his life - in the summer of the past or in the autumn of the present.
City Unplugged
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down the capital's power at midnight
The Firewater
At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......
Hundiseaduse aegu
The love story of Liza Pesentak and the fearless patriot Melelave, who will go through a series of various trials before they find their happiness.
Mushrooming
Politician Aadu Kägu goes to the mushroom forest with his wife Viivi to rest his nerves from the reputation campaign. They are joined by a voter, penniless rock star Zäk. In order to avoid common mushroom forests, they drive to some countryside at random. Soon the trio discovers that they are lost, at the same time a media scandal breaks out - the investigative press suspects that Kägu has misused state money. The fight for honor, life and death begins, both in the forest and in the city.
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet Communists, failed and resulted in many lost lives on both sides. The Communists were forced underground.
Filmography
as Uncle Arno
as Heino
as Endel Võsa
as Electrician Eini
as Parent at the School Meeting
as Organizer in the Woods (uncredited)
as Radio Listener (voice)
as Seltsimees Võsa
as Second Cab Driver
as Komandant
as TV Repairman
as Inseminator
as Restaurant Visitor
as Dead Policeman Luks
as Patrolman #2 (uncredited)
as Man in the Beer Hall (uncredited)
as Elmar
as Rulle
as Lieutenant Kaseorg
as Man with Glasses (uncredited)
as Villu's Companion
as Paul
as Vutt