A music critic Hugo, suffering from post-divorce depression, is just about to rebuild his life when his jazz musician father Raivo arrives at his door unexpectedly. Spiteful old man announces that he will soon come to his end and expects his only son to take care of him. When an attractive psychotherapist enters the men’s lives, the father and son duo begin to compete for her attention. The old prankster manages to create a number of embarrassing moments in an effort to ruin Hugo’s romantic plans. Andres Maimik’s and Katrin Maimik’s tragicomedy is an exploration of forced closeness, a pursuit of happiness and a road to forgiving through laughter, suspense and tears.
Katrin Ruus, Andres Maimik
Director
Rain Tolk
Hugo / Young Raivo
Roman Baskin
Raivo
Evelin Võigemast
Marian
Maarja Mitt-Pichen
Regina
Aire Koop
Therapy Group Member
Lemmi Vaher
Therapy Group Member
Mikk Pärg
Therapy Group Member
Mirell Jakobson
Therapy Group Member
Saima Jakobson
Therapy Group Member
Veiko Tohver
Therapy Group Member
Tõnis Uibo
Old Adonis
One of THE most frustrating trends in the mainstream film industry over the last several decades has been the onset of comedy efforts that seem SO focused on being crude and/or gross-out in all ways possible. That, at least for me, makes them no longer funny.
This short film was an overall creative success.
Initially feeling like a passionate group having a bit of harmless fun with filmmaking, it leads to something sinister enough to leave a mark.
It’s 2021 and what few LGBTQ+ films that are produced by major film studios continue to star cisgender heterosexual actors, rather than actual LGBTQ+ people.