A tale of freedom and compassion, set in the 1980s Soviet Estonia, as experienced by a cat and recounted by its owner. Cat Teofrastus lives a homeless life at a train station. One day, he is offered a home by a family living in a nearby countryside house. However, the happy life is short-lived when the cat is taken to the big city and gets lost on the streets. Will Teofrastus find his way back to happiness?
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Cast
20 people
Aleksei Turovski
Narrator (voice)
Maili Metssalu
(voice)
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Sergo Kibus Director · Astrid Reinla Author Mari Jürjens Composer
Budget $250K · First release December 18, 2018 · Produced in Estonia
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Budget
$250,000
Production
Nukufilm
Production · Distribution
Estonia
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Original language
Estonian
Spoken on screen
Estonian
Release dates
Estonia · December 18, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
June 20, 2019 · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
May 24, 2019 · Premiere · Zlín Film Festival
January 22, 2020 · Premiere · Prague Short Film Festival
Iceland
September 24, 2020 · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Taiwan
October 11, 2019 · Kaohsiung Film Festival
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