The Estonian film "The Class" in the Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth - BUSTER

18.09.2009 - 01.10.2009

It is possible to see the Estonian film "Klass" ("The Class") in the Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth – BUSTER, which runs from September 17th-27th 2009.

The film will be shown on the following days:
Friday 18/09 at 10:45 in CinemaxX
Monday 21/09 at 11:45 in Tisvilde Bio og Bistro
Tuesday 22/09 at 12:00 in  Humle Bio
Monday 29/09 at 11:00 in Bio Langeland 
Wednesday 01/10 at 11:00 in Næstved Bio

Additional information about the film can be found at http://www.klassifilm.com and http://www.amrion.ee/   

The filmfestivals homepage: www.buster.dk

A few words about the film from the festivals catalogue:

„A question of honour” could be a fitting subtitle for Ilmar Raag’s heart- and brain-rending portrait of an Estonian school class, where bullying has turned into bitter and uncompromising horror. Joosep is the class’s notorious victim. Not one day or hour passes that he isn’t thrown naked into the girl’ changing room or beaten to pulp in the school yard. When Kaspar, one of the class’s popular boys, one day defends Joosep all hell breaks loose. Despite all the best intentions, Kaspar’s attempts to help Joosep are used as further ammunition to bully the poor lad , who ends up taking the last possible way out. „The Class” is so horrendous that one wishes it was pure fiction. But unfortunately, it isn’t.