Smile At Last (CinEast Festival 2026)

Cinémathèque @Cercle Cité

With the main actress Monika Järv in attendance

Smile At Last

Naerata ometi Estonie-URSS 1985 | Arvo Iho, Leida Laius | vostEN | 87’ | digital | Cast : Monika Järv, Hendrik Toompere jr, Tauri Tallermaa, Katrin Tammleht

► Berlinale Classics 2025

► Presentation of the digitally restored version

Teenage Mari is sent to an orphanage. It’s an awful and unfriendly place to be. But soon two rival leading boys both show their interest in the girl.

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« This unusual, raw and at the same time lyrical work speaks of the growing pains of adolescence, first love and the glimmers of good spirit that emerge from hard everyday life. » (NFI Hungary)

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Org. Cinémathèque & CinEast Festival