Purge (2012)
Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house. One night, she finds a young woman in her yard – Zara has just escaped from the claws of the Russian mafia that held her as a sex slave. Survivors both, Aliide and Zara engage in unearthing each other’s motives and gradually, and their stories merge into one, revealing the tragedy of a family during the cruelest years in Estonian history.
Released: Sep 07, 2012
Runtime: 125 minutes
Stars: Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt, Amanda Pilke, Peter Franzén, Kristjan Sarv, Krista Kosonen
Crew: Antti J. Jokinen (Director), Marko Leino (Screenplay), Antti J. Jokinen (Screenplay), Sofi Oksanen (Novel), Jukka Helle (Producer), Markus Selin (Producer)