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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2013

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Concrete Night (Betoniyö) (Country: Finland, Sweden, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Pirjo Honkasalo; Writer: Pirjo Honkasalo, Pirkko Saisio; Stars: Alex Anton, Johannes Brotherus, Teijo Eloranta, Anneli Karppinen, Iida Kuningas, Rea Mauranen, Hannele Nieminen, Mauno Paajanen, Pauli Poranen, Juhan Ulfsak, Jari Virman)
A youngster receives bad advice from his soon-to-be-jailed older brother.
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Detective Downs (Detektiv Downs) (Country: Norway; Year: 2013; Director: Bård Breien; Writer: Bård Breien, Eske Troelstrup; Stars: Ida Elise Broch, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Svein André Hofsø Myhre, Sven Nordin, Liv Bernhoft Osa, Per Schaanning, Kari Simonsen)
They thought Robert was stupid, but forgot an important fact: its the one with the most heart who wins in the end.
Hotel (Hotell) (Country: Sweden, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Lisa Langseth; Writer: Lisa Langseth; Stars: Alicia Vikander, David Dencik, Anna Bjelkerud, Mira Eklund, Henrik Norlén, Simon J. Berger, Margita Ahlin, Lisa Carlehed, Karin de Frumerie, Leif Edlund, Mia Eriksson, Fredrik Evers, Johan Friberg, David Fukamachi Regnfors, Åsa Fång)
Drama about a woman who attends a self-help group who are searching for anonymity.
Sorrow And Joy (Sorg og glæde) (Country: Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Nils Malmros; Writer: Nils Malmros; Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Helle Fagralid, Ida Dwinger, Kristian Halken, Nicolas Bro, Helle Hertz, Niels Weyde, Søren Pilmark, Mads Hammer Larsen, Anders Brink Madsen, Henrik Vestergaard, Alexandre Willaume, Martha Kjær Danneskjold Rasmussen, Iben Opstrup Wedel, Johanne Holm)
Filmmaker Johannes and his wife, schoolteacher Signe, try to come to terms with unspeakable grief.
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