Revolution of Pigs
"Revolution of Pigs" is a youth comedy set in a Woodstock-like environment. The main character is a 15-year-old boy, Tanel (Jass Seljamaa), who finds himself and his love during the revolt.
In the summer of 1986, thousands of young Estonians travel to the Estonian Students' Union gathering for three days of adventure, romance and partying. But the pressure of the system is there – you must follow the ideological rules and keep your mouth shut, regardless of the fact that the slogans are no longer valid, and the graduates can be sent to the war in Afghanistan. Pressure creates anti-pressure and the struggle against the system explodes.
This spring marks the 20th anniversary of the film's premiere. "Revolution of Pigs" was the first Estonian film ever to win the Special Jury Prize at the Moscow Film Festival. In 2004, the film was screened internationally at dozens of film festivals around the world. "Revolution of Pigs" was also nominated by Estonia for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Jaak Kilmi (1973) graduated from the film school of the Tallinn Pedagogical University (1998) with the short film “Külla tuli”. He has worked as a film critic, in advertising and as a lecturer. Together with Andres Maimik, he made several documentaries at the beginning of the new century, such as “Suur õde" (2000), “Beauty of Fatherland” (2001), “Elav jõud” (2004), etc., which have strongly influenced the Estonian reality genre. Together with Rene Reinumägi, he directed his first feature film, “Revolution of Pigs”, which received the Special Jury Prize at the Moscow Film Festival. To date, Kilmi has directed or co-directed more than 20 feature-length fiction and documentary films, including “Disco and Atomic War” (2009), “The Dissidents” (2017), “The Sleeping Beast” (2022) and most recently “The Shadow” (2024).
Sigade revolutsioon (PÖFF 2004, co-dir), Disko ja tuumasõda (PÖFF 2009, doc), Kristus elab Siberis (2015, co-dir, doc), Sangarid (2017), Minu spioonist isa (2019, co-dir, doc), Jõulud džunglis (2020), Tagurpidi torn (PÖFF 2022), Vari (Shadow, 2024)