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  • Author : Kristina Norman
  • Duration : 14'58''
  • Original Title : Monoliit
  • English Title : Monolith
  • Year : 2007

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Bio : Born 1979 in Tallinn, Estonia, part of the former Soviet Union. Lives and works in Tallinn, Estonia.
Description : A Bronze monolith arrives from Space to Estonia. The small country's inhabitants are forced to take sides regarding the Monolith. The result is a conflicted situation, from which people cannot sanely escape. All events are amplified in different media channels. The debate about the planned relocation of a Soviet war memorial is a reflection of the situation within Estonian society and of the relationship between Estonia and Russia. The debate, already heated, is being aggravated further by the way the media are reporting the matter.

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