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The Fencer
film directed by Klaus Härö
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| Miekkailija (Finnish) Vehkleja (Estonian) | |
| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Written by | Anna Heinämaa |
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| Cinematography | Tuomo Hutri |
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| Music by | Gert Wilden Jr |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | €2 million |
The Fencer (Finnish: Miekkailija, Estonian: Vehkleja)[2] is a biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach.[3] It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa.
Filming began in Estonia in late February
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[4][5] making the December shortlist of nine films, but it was not nominated.[6][7]The Fencer was also nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category as a Finnish-German-Estonian co-production.
The Fencer was released in the U.S. by CFI Releasing in
Plot
During the Second World War, Estonia was occupied by Nazi Germany, who drafted most of the men into the German army, and then occupied by the Soviet Union, who considered Estonians who had fought in the German army to be criminals.
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A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu in the early s, having left Leningrad to escape the secret police. He finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students, where he starts teaching them his great passion – fencing.
Disapproving, the school's principal starts investigating Endel's background.
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Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children, and Endel becomes a role model and father figure. He learns to love the children, many of whom had been orphaned by the war. When the children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, Endel must make a choice; risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.
Cast
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 52 reviews, and an average score of 7/ The site's critical consensus reads, "The Fencer's inspirational coming-of-age arc is given added heft through sensitive direction, affecting performances, and a moving, fact-based story."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of , based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]