Underwater Reefs
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Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing engineer Riina, he receives two important presents – a new trawling net, which he hopes will help him sail past rival collectives, and a cigarette case with an anchor on it. The case reminds him of his soaring pre-war dreams, when he was in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in Tagaranna. But her hard-hearted father put paid to their wedding plans. Now the bookkeeper Lauer has moved into the old house with his sister Lidia, and Tõnis wants to get close to her, as close as he once was with his great love … The personal and professional misconduct of a functionary who risks foundering morals is at the centre of love triangle drama featuring a wealth of local colour and complex characters.
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Aksel Orav
Tõnis Hoopkaup
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Riina Hoopkaup
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Lidia Lauer
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Viktor Nevezhin Director · Andres Särev Screenplay Aadu Hint Writer
First release September 2, 1959 · Produced in Russia · Original title Veealused karid
Production
Tallinnfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Veealused karid
Original language
Estonian
Spoken on screen
Estonian
Release dates
Russia · September 2, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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