Kaupo Kruusiauk’s Sandra Gets a Job in post-production
- The Estonian psychological drama, produced by Kopli Kinokompanii, stars Mari Abel in the lead role
Writer-director Kaupo Kruusiauk is now working on his second feature, following his debut film, The Last Prince (2018), which was a documentary revolving around popular actor and musician Peeter Volkonski. Kruusiauk’s new project, a psychological drama entitled Sandra Gets a Job [+see also:
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The story, penned in its entirety by the director himself, centres on a young Doctor of Physics, called Sandra, who unexpectedly loses her job in an interest research group. Getting a new job seems simple at first glance, but after a few failures, Sandra starts to feel ever more acutely that she is unemployed. Every new attempt to find a job is increasingly humiliating for her, and moreover, she is forced to hide her failure from her successful parents, who also work in the world of science.
Sandra is played by actress Mari Abel (November [+see also:
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interview: Rea Lest
film profile], The Spy and the Poet [+see also:
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film profile], Zero Point [+see also:
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film profile]). Alongside Abel, the film will star Kaie Mihkelson (The Fencer [+see also:
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interview: Ivo Felt
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interview: Antti-Jussi Annila
film profile], The Fencer), Hendrik Toompere Jr (The Eternal Road, Landscape with Many Moons), Alo Kõrve (Family Lies, Living Images) and Hendrik Kalmet (Chasing Unicorns, The End of the Chain [+see also:
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interview: Priit Pääsuke
film profile]). Moreover, the cinematography has been entrusted to Sten-Johan Lill (Scandinavian Silence [+see also:
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interview: Martti Helde
film profile], The Days That Confused [+see also:
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interview: Triin Ruumet
film profile]), whilst Tiiu-Ann Pello (Demons) is on board as the production designer. Finally, Kaie-Ene Rääk (The Manslayer/The Virgin/The Shadow [+see also:
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interview: Rea Lest
film profile], Letters to Angel) is in charge of the editing.
Sandra Gets a Job is being produced by Anneli Ahven (The Swan [+see also:
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interview: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
interview: Thorvaldur Kristjánsson
film profile], When You Least Expect It) for Tallinn-based outfit Kopli Kinokompanii. An official release date is yet to be disclosed.
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