Take It Or Leave it
VÕTA VÕI JÄTA
2018 • Films • Drama/ • 1 h 42 mins
30-year-old construction worker Erik suddenly finds himself a single parent when his ex-girlfriend, whom he hasn’t seen for six months, has a baby girl and informs him that she’ll put the child up for adoption unless he wants to take care of his daughter.
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Take It Or Leave it
VÕTA VÕI JÄTA
2018 • Films • Drama/1 h 42 mins
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Details
One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika who he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
Director
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
Country
Estonia
Language
Estonian
Details
One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika who he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
Director
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
Country
Estonia
Language
Estonian
Accolades
Best Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actor – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actress – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actor – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actress – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actor – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Best Actress – Film
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA), 2019
Trivia
The film was Estonia's Official Submission for the 'Best Foreign Langauge Film' category for the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.
This I sthe third time producer Ivo Felt has had one of his titles selected to represent the country in the last five years, with his Tangerines scoring Oscar and Golden Globe nominations in 2014 and The Fencer nomminated for a Golden Globe and making the Oscar shortlist two years later.
Critics
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...'"…a touching film about the difficulties and awakening of fatherly love... "'
Cineuropa
Meet the Cast
Reimo Sagor
Nora Altrov
Emily Viikman
Meet the Cast
Reimo Sagor
Nora Altrov
Emily Viikman
Directors
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
Director's Statement
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"This is a story about daredevil courage and an unconventional choice which changes the main character Erik’s life in cardinal ways, a choice which forges a Superman, an everyday hero out of this ordinary man."
Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
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