NEWS The Sleeping Beast is a new adventure film for the whole family.
Jaak Kilmi’s
The Sleeping Beast to Hit Screens This Year
Jaak Kilmi’s new family adventure film, The Sleeping Beast, was shot in the summer and autumn of 2020. The 95 minute film is a co-production between Estonia and Latvia. The main producer is Evelin Penttilä of Stellar Film and the co-producers are Roberts Vinovskis and Dominiks Jarmakovičs of Studija Locomotive. The film has a total budget of € 915,000. By Maria Ulfsak
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ased on children’s author Aidi Vallik’s screenplay, the film tells the story of a circle of kids and their summer. Ten-year-old Kristjan’s gang defies danger and breaks the rules to keep their secret playground in the ruins of an old factory complex. One day, the complex guard has an accident. When the kids decide that it’s in the group’s best interest to keep the man
