A Stolen Meeting

Local title
Varastatud kohtumine
Director
Leida Laius
Country
Estonia
Year
1989
Festival
Kinoff 2023
Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Main programme of Kinoff
Genre
psychological drama
Subject
familial relationships

Recently freed from prison in Russia, Valentina (Maria Klenskaja) heads back to Estonia on a quest to find her son Jüri (Andreas Kangur), who she had given up for adoption years ago. With the conviction that their reunion will be a happy ending, Valentina searches high and low until she finds her son in Tartu, adopted by a wealthy family. Reconciliation turned out to be more challenging than she had expected.

“A Stolen Meeting” was the last film by Leida Laius, whose oeuvre focused on portrayals of strong female characters. “A Stolen Meeting” is no exception in this regard.

Director
Leida Laius
Screenwriter
Maria Zverjeva
Cast
Maria Klenskaja, Andreas Kangur, Kaie Mihkelson, Lembit Peterson, Terje Pennie
Producer
Piret Tibbo
DoP
Jüri Sillart
Editor
Kersti Miilen
Composer
Lepo Sumera
Production
Tallinnfilm
World sales
Estonian Film Institute
Runtime
Language
Estonian, Russian
Subtitles
Estonian, English, Russian
Director
Leida Laius

Leida Laius

Filmography
Mäeküla piimamees (1965), Libahunt (1968), Ukuaru (1973), Kõrboja peremees (1979), Naerata ometi (1985), Varastatud kohtumine (1988)

Screenings

1st Hall Apollo Kino Jõhvi
Screening097102 / Varastatud kohtumine
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening092203 / Varastatud kohtumine
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsPiret Tibbo-Hudgins (Producer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Trailer