The Shadow
Vari
In the 1890s, poet-turned-detective Juhan Liiv chases murderers through ancient forests steeped in witchcraft. What’s darker - his inner demons or the evil he hunts?
2024
•
Thriller
The Shadow
Vari
In the 1890s, poet-turned-detective Juhan Liiv chases murderers through ancient forests steeped in witchcraft. What’s darker - his inner demons or the evil he hunts?
2024
•
Thriller


Description
Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia, the “Wild West” of the crumbling Russian Empire in the 1890s. Investigations take him to miserable dwellings of the local Estonian peasants, luxurious castles of German nobility that have sworn allegiance to the Czar, and to the depths of ancient for- ests where witchcraft is still practiced. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he is the sanest of them all.
Description
Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia, the “Wild West” of the crumbling Russian Empire in the 1890s. Investigations take him to miserable dwellings of the local Estonian peasants, luxurious castles of German nobility that have sworn allegiance to the Czar, and to the depths of ancient for- ests where witchcraft is still practiced. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he is the sanest of them all.
Description
Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia, the “Wild West” of the crumbling Russian Empire in the 1890s. Investigations take him to miserable dwellings of the local Estonian peasants, luxurious castles of German nobility that have sworn allegiance to the Czar, and to the depths of ancient for- ests where witchcraft is still practiced. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he is the sanest of them all.
About
Released
2024
Released
2024
Released
2024
Released
2024
Production company
Taska, Apollo
Production company
Taska, Apollo
Production company
Taska, Apollo
Production company
Taska, Apollo
Country of origin
Estonia
Country of origin
Estonia
Country of origin
Estonia
Country of origin
Estonia
Genre
Thriller
Genre
Thriller
Genre
Thriller
Genre
Thriller
Details
Audio
Estonian
Audio
Estonian
Audio
Estonian
Audio
Estonian
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Run time
120 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast, crew
Director
Jaak Kilmi
Director
Jaak Kilmi
Director
Jaak Kilmi
Director
Jaak Kilmi
Starring
Pääru Oja, Rain Simmul, Karol Kuntsel, Kersti Heinloo, Peeter Tammearu, Riho Kütsar, Ago Anderson, Andres Mähar, Alice Siil, Tarmo Tagamets, Meelis Rämmeld, Lena Barbara Luhse, Indrek Sammul, Margus Jaanovits
Starring
Pääru Oja, Rain Simmul, Karol Kuntsel, Kersti Heinloo, Peeter Tammearu, Riho Kütsar, Ago Anderson, Andres Mähar, Alice Siil, Tarmo Tagamets, Meelis Rämmeld, Lena Barbara Luhse, Indrek Sammul, Margus Jaanovits
Starring
Pääru Oja, Rain Simmul, Karol Kuntsel, Kersti Heinloo, Peeter Tammearu, Riho Kütsar, Ago Anderson, Andres Mähar, Alice Siil, Tarmo Tagamets, Meelis Rämmeld, Lena Barbara Luhse, Indrek Sammul, Margus Jaanovits
Starring
Pääru Oja, Rain Simmul, Karol Kuntsel, Kersti Heinloo, Peeter Tammearu, Riho Kütsar, Ago Anderson, Andres Mähar, Alice Siil, Tarmo Tagamets, Meelis Rämmeld, Lena Barbara Luhse, Indrek Sammul, Margus Jaanovits
Producers
Kristian Taska, Tanel Tatter, Veiko Esken, Armin Karu
Producers
Kristian Taska, Tanel Tatter, Veiko Esken, Armin Karu
Producers
Kristian Taska, Tanel Tatter, Veiko Esken, Armin Karu
Producers
Kristian Taska, Tanel Tatter, Veiko Esken, Armin Karu
Scriptwriter
Indrek Hargla
Scriptwriter
Indrek Hargla
Scriptwriter
Indrek Hargla
Scriptwriter
Indrek Hargla
Editors
Jaak Ollino
Editors
Jaak Ollino
Editors
Jaak Ollino
Editors
Jaak Ollino
Cinematographer
Mihkel Soe
Cinematographer
Mihkel Soe
Cinematographer
Mihkel Soe
Cinematographer
Mihkel Soe
Logline
In the 1890s, poet-turned-detective Juhan Liiv chases murderers through ancient forests steeped in witchcraft. What’s darker - his inner demons or the evil he hunts?

Awards & Festivals

Black Nights Film Festival main program 2024
Boston Baltic Film Festival 2025