Tallinn Pimeduses
Darkness in Tallinn movie storyline. In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down the capital’s power at midnight. For this they need Toivo, an electrical technician.
His wife is pregnant and she urges him to take the job (“$5000 buys lots of baby food”). After Toivo leaves for the plant, his wife goes into labor. Birth and blackout happen simultaneously; the baby needs an incubator, but there’s no power. Jealousies within the Mob undercut the plan’s smooth operation, and soon the Mob has Toivo to deal with as well.
Darkness in Tallinn (a.k.a. “City Unplugged”) (Estonian language: Tallinn pimeduses) is a 1993 feature film, a satirical political thriller directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi and written by Paul Kolsby. The film premiered on September 12, 1993 at the Toronto Festival of Festivals, and later played at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1994. Written by an American and directed by a Finn (the two met at New York University), the film was one of the more unusual and most popular of 1993. It was reshown at the Rotterdam Filmfestival 2013 for professional audience.
Darkness in Tallinn – Tallinn Pimeduses (1993)
Directed by: Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
Starring: Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Monika Mäger, Enn Klooren, Väino Laes, Peeter Oja, Villem Indrikson, Andres Raag, Martin Tulmin, Salme Poopuu, Ulvi Kreitsmann
Screenplay by: Paul Kolsby
Cinematography by: Rein Kotov
Film Editing by: Christopher Tellefsen
Makeup Department: Lii Kärner
Art Direction by: Toomas Hörak
Music by: Mader
Distributed by: FilmZolfo, Upstream Pictures
Release Date: September 12, 1993
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