Young man who escaped Russia becomes a teacher in Estonia. Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-07-21 Video Release 2018-04-03 Studio Music Box Films Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 99 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion fencing, which causes a conflict with the school's principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel's background... Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them. Director Klaus Haro Cast Klaus Haro; Kirill Karo; Lembit Ulfsak; Mart Avandi; Liisa Koppel; Kaarle Aho; Ursula Ratasepp; Kai Nordberg; Joonas Koff; Mikhail Pashchuk; Andres Lepik