Detour, a film by Dirk Hoyer
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Feature. 62 mins. Estonia. English subtitles
The famous popstar TP drives on a Saturday afternoon from Tallinn to Narva to go to the
funeral of his mother. His car breaks down next to Kohtla-Järve and he finds out that he
has to stay in the town for at least 24 hours. His record company sends Andres Kivi, one
of their office workers, to Kohtla-Järve in order to help TP. When Kivi arrives TP has
already disappeared. What he doesn’t know is that TP got heavily drunk and is on a
long tour through the small town. Kivi tries to find him and both discover during this
night the obscure sites of Estonian province life full of alcohol, drugs and
disorientation. For Kivi this trip will take a dramatical turn.
While Kivi and TP are on their way through the night Dana, a 17 year old girl from
Kohtla-Järve is also going out with her friends. She is a teenager full of dreams and
full of admiration for TP. During this night Dana’s and TP’s ways will cross.
And the outcome is anything but a romantic comedy…Official Site
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