Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
One of the traditions peculiar to Europe is the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in which hopeful singers from across the continent - from Slovenia to Sweden and Cyprus to Croatia - attempt to prove their nation's dominance in the field of pop music. Filmmaker Marina Zenovich took her cameras to host country Estonia - the winner in 2001 - to document preparations for the 2002 contest, and found a hotbed of jealous rivalries, national outrage and soap-opera-style scandals. Why did winning duo Tanel and Dave break up just weeks after their win? Why is handsome actor Mart Sander passed over for the presenter job? How does Tanel's sister react when she fails to make the cut for the 2002 contest? Through interviews and observation, Zenovich creates what the London Guardian described as "A Star is Born with extra snow."
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Anni-Frid Lyngstad
as Self (archive footage)
Marko Matvere
as Self (archive footage)
Mart Laar
as Self
Agnetha Fältskog
as Self (archive footage)
Annely Peebo
as Self (archive footage)
Tanel Padar
as Self
Anna Sahlin
as Self
R. Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
Sven-Olof Walldoff
as Self (archive footage)
Marina Zenovich
as Self
Mart Sander
as Self
Dave Benton
as Self
Eda-Ines Etti
as Self
Gerli Padar
as Self