Film

Underwater Reefs

1959 · 1h 15m · Drama

Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing engineer Riina, he receives two important presents – a new trawling net, which he hopes will help him sail past rival collectives, and a cigarette case with an anchor on it. The case reminds him of his soaring pre-war dreams, when he was in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in Tagaranna. But her hard-hearted father put paid to their wedding plans. Now the bookkeeper Lauer has moved into the old house with his sister Lidia, and Tõnis wants to get close to her, as close as he once was with his great love … The personal and professional misconduct of a functionary who risks foundering morals is at the centre of love triangle drama featuring a wealth of local colour and complex characters.

Aksel Orav

Tõnis Hoopkaup

Agnessa Peterson

Riina Hoopkaup

Lia Laats

Lidia Lauer

Ants Eskola

Harald Lauer

Arno Suurorg

Linkvist

Ott Raukas

Tiudur

Aleksander Mägi

Pime-Juhan

Valdo Truve

Priidu

Karl Ots

Peeter

Lisl Lindau

Eeva

Olev Tinn

Värdi

Voldemar Alev

Aado Hõimre

Katrin Välbe

Olev Eskola

• Viktor NevezhinDirector
• Andres SärevScreenplay
• Aadu HintWriter · Novel
• Semjon ŠkolnikovDirector of Photography

Release date

September 2, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Estonian

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama