8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA
Special Features: 2025 Oscar® Selection, Estonia
[BIWA JÄRVE 8 NÄGU]
East meets West in this mesmerizing, atmospheric odyssey from Estonian filmmaker Marko Raat. Inspired by the Eight Views tradition of Asian poetry and painting, Raat transplants his story to Lake Peipsi, which separates Estonia from Russia. The film follows a small town at its shores, which suffers a great tragedy when a boating accident claims the lives of all but two onboard. Premiering at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 8 VIEWS OF LAKE BIWA evokes the best of Terrence Malick, where religion, life and death meld into a thought-provoking meditation on the human spirit. –Josh Gardner
DIR/SCR Marko Raat; PROD Ivo Felt, Dora Nedeczky. Estonia/Finland, 2024, color, 126 min. In Estonian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 126 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
Genre: Drama
