One bad decision. One sharper edge. One hour until you can't look away.
Ekke is a real estate agent who seems to have everything - a good job, family, and money. But he feels that something is still missing. While trying to add some spice to his life, Ekke unintentionally commits a misdemeanour and finds it unexpectedly exciting. In order to feel the excitement again and again, Ekke will reach the state of mind that he won't be able to control any more. He grabs a knife and won't be able to put it down.
Acting
Malmsten's dead-eyed descent into something nameless
Direction
Raat's clinical observation of a man dissolving in plain sight
Cinematography
Bleak Estonian landscapes mirroring internal rot
Director
Marko Raat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Estonia's 2000s 'new wave' examining post-Soviet malaise through intimate psychological portraits rather than historical spectacle.
Malmsten improvised several knife-handling scenes after Raat locked the prop in his actual apartment for a week to build organic discomfort.
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