The Fencer
2017 Drama Not Rated 99 Minutes
In Theaters | July 21, 2017 | |||
On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | Not Available | |||
On DVD | April 3, 2018 |
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A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion — fencing, which causes a conflict with the school's principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel's background...
Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.
Not Rated.
Box office gross: $0.1 million. View box office history.
Presented in Estonian/Russian.
Released by Music Box Films. See more credits.