''December Heat'' ( et, Detsembrikuumus) is a 2008

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action

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film about the 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt directed by Asko Kase and starring Sergo Vares and Liisi Koikson.

Plot

"December 1924. It's only a matter of minutes whether

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n young

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continues to exist or we become a province with minor importance of big communist Russia. Independence which seems so self-evident today depends at that moment on couple of random coincidences."

Cast

* Sergo Vares as Tanel Rõuk * Liisi Koikson as Anna Rõuk *

Ain Lutsepp Ain Lutsepp (born 6 May 1954) is an Estonian actor and politician. Early life and education Born in Tallinn, Ain Lutsepp began his career as a child actor at age thirteen as the character Tõnisson in the 1969 Arvo Kruusement directed Estonian ...

as Julius Saarepuu *

Piret Kalda Piret Kalda (born 4 February 1966) is an Estonian stage, television and film actress. Early life and education Piret Kalda was born and raised in Tartu. She was one of three siblings. She attended schools in Tartu, graduating from Tartu No. 5 s ...

as Maret Saarepuu * Emil-Joosep Virkus as Joosep Saarepuu *

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as Specialist *

Mait Malmsten Mait Malmsten (born 6 September 1972 in Viljandi) is an Estonian actor. Malmsten comes from a family of actors. His father is actor Rein Malmsten. His paternal grandparents were actors Franz Malmsten and Eva Meil. His great-uncle was actor Hug ...

as lawyer Jaan (prototype: Jaan Anvelt) * Taavi Teplenkov as Veidesoo *

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 se ...

as factory owner Indrek * Rain Simmul as Head of Intelligence Historic people * Tõnu Kark as

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Ernst Põdder *

Priit Pedajas Priit Pedajas (born 21 January 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1976, he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory' Performing Arts Department. From 1979 until 1985, he was an actor and director at Ugala Theatre. ...

Johan Unt Johan Unt (24 March 1876 Tarvastu Parish – 7 April 1930 Tallinn) was an Estonian military major general.Eesti entsüklopeedia 14: Eesti elulood. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 2000. Page 568 In 1901, he graduated from Vilnius Military School. ...

* Carmen Mikiver as Elsa Kingissepp * Ilkka Koivula as Otto Kuusinen * Yevgeni Knyazev as

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Production

Actual conscripts from Tallinn's Guard Battalion were used to play the part of the mass-up soldiers.

Notes and references

External links

* * 2008 films 2008 drama films Estonian drama films {{Estonia-film-stub