1985
6.1 (12 votes)
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Family
Production Companies
Tallinnfilm
Smile at Last (Naerata ometi)
Overview
16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.
Key Crew
Director: Leida Laius
Producer: Ants Tomband
Director of Photography: Arvo Iho
Screenplay: Marina Sheptunova
Top Cast
Monika Raide
Mari
Hendrik Toompere
Robi
Tauri Tallermaa
Tauri
Katrin Tamleht
Katrin
Kerttu Aaving
Kerttu
Edith-Helen Kuusk
Melita
Siiri Sisask
Siiri
Janika Kalmus
Anne
Videos
"Smile at Last" | Trailer | Berlinale 2025
