Taarka
Film

Taarka

2008 · 94 min · ★ 5.7 · Dir. Ain Mäeots

The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.

Starring

Inga Salurand
Inga Salurand
Young Taarka
Siiri Sisask
Siiri Sisask
Darja 'Taarka' Pisumaa
Kaarel Oja
Kaarel Oja
Young Vasso
Marje Metsur
Marje Metsur
Old Taarka
Tõnu Oja
Tõnu Oja
Vassili 'Vasso' Kooser
Liina Tennosaar
Liina Tennosaar
Taarka's Mum
Peeter Oja
Taarka's Dad
Marika Vaarik
Vasso's Mum
Kirke Kalde
Young Tato
Helge Kalde
Young Tato
Riina Maidre
Riina Maidre
Tatjana 'Tato' Pisumaa
Konrad Ruuben Sepp
Young Serko
August Varustin
Sergei 'Serko' Bogdanov
Mikko Nousiainen
Mikko Nousiainen
Lovely Väisänen
Helena Merzin
Anna Raudkats
Toomas Lõhmuste
Station Master
Peeter Volkonski
Priest Raag
Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Artist