Smile at Last
Naerata ometi
Release: 1985-11-28
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 5.8
Drama
Family
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Production Companies
Tallinnfilm
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Helle Kuningas
as Teacher
Eduard Tinn
as Tauri's Father
Rein Pakk
as Rein
Monika Raide
as Mari
Tauri Tallermaa
as Tauri
Katrin Tamleht
as Katrin
Evald Hermaküla
as Mari's Father
Anneli Aunap
as Anneli
Maria Klenskaja
as Ülo's Lover
Reet Paavel
as Anne's Mother
Hendrik Toompere
as Robi
Evald Aavik
as Male Teacher
Mari Lill
as Robi's Mother
Rudolf Allabert
as Headmaster
Lemmi Tinn
Edith-Helen Kuusk
as Melita
Siiri Sisask
as Siiri
Crew
Arvo Iho
Director of Photography, Co-Director
Tõnu Virve
Production Design, Costume Design
Silvia Rannamaa
Novel
Arno Saar
Assistant Camera
Tõnis Lepik
Camera Operator
Ly Pulk
First Assistant Director
Lepo Sumera
Original Music Composer
Aita Levoll
Makeup Artist
Leida Laius
Director
Kersti Miilen
Editor
Enn Säde
Sound Recordist
Kaljo Nikker
Gaffer
Ants Tomband
Producer