Wounds of Afghanistan
Synopsis:
„Wounds of Afghanistan“ is a film about Estonian men currently in their forties. whose lives were forever changed during the period of 1979-1989 when Estonians were forced to fight with the Soviet army in Afghanistan. When twenty-year old, they were sent by the Soviet authorities to the Afghan War where no-one had ever left as a winner. This was a a war for foreign country and unknown purposes. Every man tried to escape – few succeeded.
The heroes of the film are the artist Aivar Simson – Simson from Seaküla and Leino Juhkam. The first one lost his nerves in the war, but was saved by art and the second lost his legs having dreamed about becoming a farmer
The shooting took place from February to November 2004 in Estonia and Afghanistan.
The film uses archive materials from the Soviet period.
Technical data:
Premiere: 2005
Original Title: Afganistani armid
Director-cinematographer: Ivar Heinmaa
Screenwriter - editor: Margit Kilumets
Producer: Riina Sildos
Produced by: Amrion OÜ
53 min/ BetaSP/ Colour/ Dolby SR
Festivals and awards:
„Wounds of Afghanistan“ is a film about Estonian men currently in their forties. whose lives were forever changed during the period of 1979-1989 when Estonians were forced to fight with the Soviet army in Afghanistan. When twenty-year old, they were sent by the Soviet authorities to the Afghan War where no-one had ever left as a winner. This was a a war for foreign country and unknown purposes. Every man tried to escape – few succeeded.
The heroes of the film are the artist Aivar Simson – Simson from Seaküla and Leino Juhkam. The first one lost his nerves in the war, but was saved by art and the second lost his legs having dreamed about becoming a farmer
The shooting took place from February to November 2004 in Estonia and Afghanistan.
The film uses archive materials from the Soviet period.
Technical data:
Premiere: 2005
Original Title: Afganistani armid
Director-cinematographer: Ivar Heinmaa
Screenwriter - editor: Margit Kilumets
Producer: Riina Sildos
Produced by: Amrion OÜ
53 min/ BetaSP/ Colour/ Dolby SR
Festivals and awards:
