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A Man Who Never Was

4.0 93 mins Drama   1990
Tallinnfilm  
Director(s): Peeter Simm

Release Date: 18 Sun, Mar 1990

In the final weeks of the existence of the Soviet empire, a number of unusual films were released. In this wry Estonian comedy, a woman with an unusual talent for mimicry which eventually earns her a career on the radio between WWII and the Russian resettlement of that country (with a corresponding deportation of millions of Estonians to Siberia). In an absurd fashion, her self-generate sound effects help her get out of all sorts of scrapes with the authorities. When those fail, her incredible nonchalance succeeds. By the end of the film, it becomes clear that she has bestowed her inimitable imitative gift on her newborn son, as well.

Casts of A Man Who Never Was

Katri Khorma

as Imbi Tamm

Tõnu Kilgas

as Imbi's father

Jüri Krjukov

as Imbi's uncle

Rita Raave

as Aunt Irma

Tõnu Raadik

as Hans Brandt

Andres Lepik

as Tarmo Kivi

Sulev Luik

as minister-marauder

Enn Lillemets

as Officer Gunna

Epp Maria Kokamägi

as Imbi's mother

Anne Reemann

as Leida Rohutirts

Peeter Jakobi

as stagehand

Erich Jaansoo

as Doctor

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