Storyline
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.
Cast & Crew
Monika Raide
Mari
Lead
Hendrik Toompere
Robi
Tauri Tallermaa
Tauri
Katrin Tamleht
Katrin
KA
Kerttu Aaving
Kerttu
Edith-Helen Kuusk
Melita
Siiri Sisask
Siiri
JK
Janika Kalmus
Anne
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leida Laius's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Smile at Last is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
