CinemaOSMovie · 1985 · 1h 25m

Smile at Last

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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.

Directed byLeida Laius

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
ET
Released
November 28, 1985
Studios
Tallinnfilm

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"Smile at Last" | Trailer | Berlinale 2025

"Smile at Last" | Trailer | Berlinale 2025

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Monika Raide

Monika Raide

Mari

Hendrik Toompere

Hendrik Toompere

Robi

Tauri Tallermaa

Tauri Tallermaa

Tauri

Katrin Tamleht

Katrin Tamleht

Katrin

Kerttu Aaving

Kerttu

Edith-Helen Kuusk

Edith-Helen Kuusk

Melita

Siiri Sisask

Siiri Sisask

Siiri

Janika Kalmus

Anne

Helle Kuningas

Helle Kuningas

Teacher

Mari Lill

Mari Lill

Robi's Mother

Creative team
Directed by
Leida Laius
Leida Laius
Written by
Marina Sheptunova
Produced by
Ants Tomband
Ants Tomband

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