''Good Hands'' ( et, Head käed, lv, Labās rokas) is a 2001 Estonian-Latvian comedy and crime film directed by
Peeter Simm
Peeter Simm (born 24 February 1953 in Kiviõli) is an Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...
and based on the novel ''Arnold'' by
Toomas Raudam
Toomas Raudam (born 21 July 1947) is an Estonian writer.
Career
Raudam was born in Paide. He won the Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and criti ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Rēzija Kalniņa as Margita
*
Lembit Ulfsak
Lembit Ulfsak (4 July 1947 – 22 March 2017) was a prominent Estonian stage and film actor. Ulfsak starred in the 2014 film ''Tangerines'' which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. It was also among the ...
as Adolf
*
Tõnu Kark
Tõnu Kark (born on 4 December 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. His older brother is actor and caricaturist Feliks Kark.
Notable roles
Notable film roles:
* '' Nest of Winds'' (1979)
* '' Metskannikesed'' (1980)
* '' Nukitsamees'' (1981)
* ...
as Dr. Lepik
*
Tiit Sukk
Tiit Sukk (born 21 November 1974) is an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actor, director and television presenter.
Early life and education
Tiit Sukk was born and raised in Jõgeva, Jõgeva County, where he attended primary and secon ...
as Arnold
*Atis Tenbergs as Pavo
*Maija Apine as Oksana
*Leonarda Kļaviņa as Evija
*Gert Raudsep as Indrek
*Regnārs Vaivars as Arturs
*
Lauri Nebel as Peeter
*Aleksander Okunev as Truck Driver
*Kristel Elling as Lady on TV Show
*
Laine Mägi
Laine Mägi (born Laine Michelson-Adamson; 3 February 1959) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance ...
as Show Hostess
*
Margus Prangel as Archie
*Janek Joost as Wello
*
Elina Reinold
Elina Reinold (born on 28 December 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
In 1994 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's Drama School. 1993-2006 she worked at Estonian Drama Theatre. Since 2006 she is a freelance actress. ...
as Nurse
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Aarne Soro as Border Guard
*Dainis Gadelis as Police Officer in Latvia
*Uldis Dumpis as Doctor
*Linda Skaistlauka
*Svetlana Bless
*Aksels Ilmārs Ozoliņš
Accolades
Awards:
* 2001: KINOSHOCK - Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), 2001, Grand Prix
* 2001: The National Film Festival
Lielais Kristaps
The Big Christopher ( lv, Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the ''Latvian National Film Festival''.
Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, from 1994 t ...
(Latvia), best film director (Peeter Simm), best actor (Rēzija Kalniņa), best screenwriting (Toomas Raudam, Peeter Simm)
* 2002: European Film Festival (Lecce, Italy), Grand Prix, best screenwriting (Toomas Raudam, Peeter Simm)
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 0280727
Good Hands entry in Estonian Film Database (EFIS)
2001 films
Estonian comedy films
Estonian-language films