Chainsaws Were Singing

Local title
Mootorsaed laulsid
Director
Sander Maran
Country
Estonia
Year
2024
Festival
19th Tartuff
Programme
Town Hall Square Film Programme, HÕFF’s Estonian Genre Film Competition
Genre
comedy, horror
Subject
familial relationships, love, death, child-parent relationships, adventures, humour

'Chainsaws Were Singing' is a shameless action-horror-musical-comedy that won the hearts of the audience at HÕFF in the spring and won several awards. It is a film that uses a chainsaw for all sorts of purposes except as a tool. But after a few months it's time to start the chainsaws again, because this summer the film will be shown on the open-air screen in Tartu, because it's also a sweet love film... even though a very unexpected love film.

The inventive musical horror comedy has been in the making for almost ten years. Director Sander Maran's debut feature is a wild ride with inventive kills, a chainsaw solo, exploding cars, romance, cute animal attacks, and even a supernatural bukkake fridge. There is something for everyone!

Director
Sander Maran
Screenwriter
Sander Maran
Cast
Karl-Joosep Ilves, Laura Niils, Martin Ruus, Janno Puusepp, Rita Rätsepp, Mart Toome, Ra Ragnar Novod, Henryk Johan Novod, Peeter Maran, Mart Vugt, Thomas Kolli, Rasmus Merivoo, Kaur Maran
Producer
Kaur Maran, Sander Maran, Karl-Joosep Ilves, Jan Andresson, Peeter Maran
DoP
Andres N. Raam
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
Estonian, English

Screenings

Rõdusaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029206 / Mootorsaed laulsid
SubtitlesEstonian
Q&A guestsSander Maran (Director, Producer, Screenwriter) Kaur Maran (Producer, Cast) Jan Andresson (Producer) Laura Niils (Cast) Janno Puusepp (Cast) Peeter Maran (Cast) Sven-Erik Mändmaa (Cinematographer) Kadri Kuusler (kunstnik) Elsa Levo (grimm)
Q&A duration
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Open Air Cinema Town Hall Square
ScreeningMootorsaed laulsid
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsKaur Maran (produtsent, näitleja), Peeter Maran (produtsent, näitleja), Jan Andresson (produtsent), Laura Niils (näitleja), Janno Puusepp (näitleja), Elsa Levo (grimm), Kadri Kuusler (kunstnik), Ra Ragnar Novod (näitleja), Henryk Johan Novod (näitleja)
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Additional infoFilmi esitleb võttemeeskond.
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