Feature

Sister of Mercy

Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde

(1990)

Genre: Drama

Director: Arvo Iho

Screenwriter: Marina Šeptunova

Cinematographer: Ago Ruus

Production Designer: Priit Vaher, Ervin Õunapuu

Composer: Lepo Sumera

Editor: Marju Juhkum

Producer: Mati Sepping, Kerdi Kuusik

Main cast: Hendrik Toompere jr, Lembit Ulfsak, Hendrik Toompere, Mihkel Smeljanski, Margarita Terehhova.

Duration: 95 min

Language: Estonian, Russian

Subtitle language: English, Estonian

Available formats: mov

Colour: Colour

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Festivals:

Rouen Nordic Film Festival (France), 1992 Award: Best Actress – Margarita Terehhova
International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg (Germany), 1992 Award: Grand Prix – FICC
Film festival in Togliatti (USSR), 1991 Award: Best Actress – Margarita Terehhova
Monstra Internationale del Film d’Auttore (San Remo, Italy), 1991 Award: Best Actress – Margarita Terehhova

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful Russian nurse taking care of him. In order to restore the young man’s vitality, self-confidence and virility, the nurse spends a night full of tenderness and love with him. Rita’s colleagues start teasing her. Yet, there is someone who considers Rita to be the source for the evil and takes action. Rita accepts her fate but the avenger becomes more brutal every time.