SCREENING SERIES ➸ THE FENCER
Finland's Foreign Film Oscar Submission
Synopsis: Fleeing from Russian secret police in the early 1950s, a young man is forced to settle in a godforsaken Estonian coastal village. He finds work as a sports teacher at a local elementary school and becomes a father figure to his students by teaching them his great passion: fencing. As a fencing tournament in Leningrad approaches, he faces a difficult choice. Will he take the children to compete or will he abandon them in order to save himself?
From the award-winning director of Letters to Father Jacob and Mother of Mine..
Directed by: Klaus Härö
Cast: Märt Avandi (Endel Nelis), Ursula Ratasepp (Kadri), Lembit Ulfsak (Jaan's Grandfather), Liisa Koppel (Marta)
Runtime: 99 minutes
Q&A moderated by Deadline's Dominic Patten with director Klaus Härö
Tuesday, November 10th 7:30pm
Landmark Theatres
10850 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
