Rolling Papers

Pikad Paberid

It is a portrait of European youth as they navigate life in their twenties, grapple with uncertainty and search for purpose.

2024

Drama, Comedy

Rolling Papers

Pikad Paberid

It is a portrait of European youth as they navigate life in their twenties, grapple with uncertainty and search for purpose.

2024

Drama, Comedy

Official poster of “Pikad Paberid” (“Rolling Papers”, 2024), Estonia’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film.
Official poster of “Pikad Paberid” (“Rolling Papers”, 2024), Estonia’s Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film.

Description

Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil. "This is a film about young people who don't know what to do with their lives," said the film's director, Meel Paliale. The dialogue and characters in the screenplay are based on many real-life situations and people.

Description

Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil. "This is a film about young people who don't know what to do with their lives," said the film's director, Meel Paliale. The dialogue and characters in the screenplay are based on many real-life situations and people.

Description

Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil. "This is a film about young people who don't know what to do with their lives," said the film's director, Meel Paliale. The dialogue and characters in the screenplay are based on many real-life situations and people.

About

Released

2024

Released

2024

Released

2024

Released

2024

Production company

Tallifornia

Production company

Tallifornia

Production company

Tallifornia

Production company

Tallifornia

Country of origin

Estonia

Country of origin

Estonia

Country of origin

Estonia

Country of origin

Estonia

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Details

Audio

Estonian

Audio

Estonian

Audio

Estonian

Audio

Estonian

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Run time

98 minutes

Run time

98 minutes

Run time

98 minutes

Run time

98 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast, crew

Director

Meel Paliale

Director

Meel Paliale

Director

Meel Paliale

Director

Meel Paliale

Starring

Mihkel Kuusk, Edgar Vunsh, Maria Helena Seppik, Juhan Soon

Starring

Mihkel Kuusk, Edgar Vunsh, Maria Helena Seppik, Juhan Soon

Starring

Mihkel Kuusk, Edgar Vunsh, Maria Helena Seppik, Juhan Soon

Starring

Mihkel Kuusk, Edgar Vunsh, Maria Helena Seppik, Juhan Soon

Producers

Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid, Urmet Piiling

Producers

Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid, Urmet Piiling

Producers

Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid, Urmet Piiling

Producers

Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid, Urmet Piiling

Scriptwriter

Meel Paliale

Scriptwriter

Meel Paliale

Scriptwriter

Meel Paliale

Scriptwriter

Meel Paliale

Editors

Meel Paliale

Editors

Meel Paliale

Editors

Meel Paliale

Editors

Meel Paliale

Cinematographer

Markus Mikk

Cinematographer

Markus Mikk

Cinematographer

Markus Mikk

Cinematographer

Markus Mikk

Logline

It is a portrait of European youth as they navigate life in their twenties, grapple with uncertainty and search for purpose.

Critics Reviews

Kaspar Viilup: “The best film of last year made from Tallifornia, this is Meel Palile’s second feature film Rolling Papers, which manages gracefully and essentially to capture what it means to be young in 21st-century Estonia. The Wes Anderson–like aesthetic that characterized his first film Tree of Eternal Love has been set aside; Paliale draws more from American indie and so-called stoner comedies, but succeeds in making these motifs work effectively in the local context. In its own way, the film even attains anthropological value, as it documents both Tallinn’s urban space and the places where young people mostly hang out these days. It’s possible that this is the best domestic youth film we’ve ever had. The characters are vivid and real, and the actors clearly believe in what they are portraying. What touches the most is the love story between the two main characters — above all, a homely, seemingly trivial quarrel, within which all the strengths and weaknesses of a relationship are contained.”

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Awards & Festivals

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  • Official submission for the 98th Academy Awards in the best international feature film category

  • Audience Award in Black Nights Film Festival, Just Film Competition

  • Film of the Year by Cultural Endowment of Estonia

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