On the Water (2020)
by Peeter Simm

SYNOPSIS:
Based on Olavi Ruitlane’s book of the same title, On The Water focuses on the life of a preadolescent boy Andres. He is a gentle soul growing up in the care of his grandparents in small-town Soviet Estonia. There are no peers, and his knowledge and friendships are limited to a few men living in his backyard – a former prisoner and hapless fishermen. His only chance of escape from his grandfather’s strict demands is taking a fishing rod out on the local lake. On The Water is a bit of a brutal tale hidden beneath a comic and adventurous surface that highlights people’s basic needs for understanding, caring, humanity, and love.

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This event is made possible by the Consulate General of Estonia in New York and the Honorary Consulate of Estonia in Atlanta