Underwater Reefs

Status:
Released
Production:
Tallinna Kinostuudio
Aired:
1959-09-02
Underwater Reefs
Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing engineer Riina, he receives two important presents – a new trawling net, which he hopes will help him sail past rival collectives, and a cigarette case with an anchor on it. The case reminds him of his soaring pre-war dreams, when he was in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in Tagaranna. But her hard-hearted father put paid to their wedding plans. Now the bookkeeper Lauer has moved into the old house with his sister Lidia, and Tõnis wants to get close to her, as close as he once was with his great love … The personal and professional misconduct of a functionary who risks foundering morals is at the centre of love triangle drama featuring a wealth of local colour and complex characters.
Drama
Characters

Aksel Orav
Tõnis Hoopkaup

Agnessa Peterson
Riina Hoopkaup

Lia Laats
Lidia Lauer

Ants Eskola
Harald Lauer
Arno Suurorg
Linkvist
Ott Raukas
Tiudur

Aleksander Mägi
Pime-Juhan

Valdo Truve
Priidu

Karl Ots
Peeter

Lisl Lindau
Eeva

Olev Tinn
Värdi

Voldemar Alev
Aado Hõimre

Katrin Välbe

Olev Eskola