Kadri Kõusaar
Directing
Biography
Kadri Kõusaar (born September 8, 1980 in Pärnu) an Estonian writer, film director, translator and television presenter. She has been literary editor for Eesti Ekspress cultural supplement. She has hosted the television programs Mandolino (with Alex Lepajõe), and in 2011 Seks ja küla.
Known For
A brilliant but misguided man feels that he has the right to decide who is worth their place on earth.
The Arbiter
"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off as prostitutes in Israel, and of their initiation into this trade of flesh, and finally of the accidental freeing of one girl who most fight for her freedom.
Promised Land
Ingrid, an intelligent and beautiful 40-year old Western photojournalist, visits Sinai to finalise her photoshoot for her upcoming exhibition. She is kidnapped by terrorists and falls in love with one of the men.
Deserted
A woman's adult son has fallen into a coma after being shot. Taking care of him at home, she has to face a whole town trying to solve the puzzle of what exactly happened.
Mother
Jan Uuspõld is a talented actor who is not up to scratch due to his problems with alcohol. He makes up his mind to stop taking clownish roles and accepts a serious part in a play at Vanemuise theatre instead. His journey from Tallinn to Tartu becomes an unusual and in a way exaggerated voyage depicting the life and mentality of contemporary Estonia through various human natures, attitudes and ways of thinking.
186 Kilometers
Magnus, a handsome teenager, wants to commit suicide and his father tries to change his mind.