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

european movie, dark film, mistic movie, european movies, foreign cinema, estonian film, what to watch
european movie, dark film, mistic movie, european movies, foreign cinema, estonian film, what to watch

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

● More films

Explore other films from our collection.