The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter (Surnuaiavahi tütar) 13 years old

A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family

The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter

A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother Maria is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor Sipra. This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...

Credits

The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter Cast

Name Character
Ülle Kaljuste She was 53, now 67 years old as Anne
Rain Simmul He was 45, now 59 years old as Kaido
Maria Avdjushko She was 42, now 56 years old as Marija
Ulla Reinikainen as Sirpa
Kertu-Killu Grenman as Lucia

The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter Crew

Name Department
Tiina Andreas as Sound Designer. Sound
Mati Sepping as Producer. Production
Pärt Uusberg as Music. He was 25 (now 38) years old Sound
Ants Andreas as Sound Recordist. Crew
Katrin Laur as Director. She was 56 (now 69) years old Directing
Katrin Laur as Writer. She was 56 (now 69) years old Writing
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter poster
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter (13 years)

A teenage girl learns fast and hard, how to survive in a disintegrating countryside family

  • Release day: Friday, February 25, 2011
  • Runtime: 100 minutes