Country: Estonia
Original title: Pikad paberid
Director: Meel Paliale
Screenwriter: Meel Paliale
Cinematographer: Markus Mikk
Producer: Rain Rannu, Tõnu Hiielaid
Cast: Mihkel Kuusk, Karl Birnbaum, Maria Helena Seppik, Edgar Vunš, Juhan Soon
Runtime: 1h 38min
Sebastian, working as a store clerk, finds his ordinary workday shaken up when he meets Silo, a free-spirited wanderer. Together, they smoke weed and dream of a one-way ticket to Brazil.
Rolling Papers explores the lives of young adults, united by their uncertainty about the future and a shared longing for a purposeful existence.
Estonia's official submission to the Academy Awards in the International feature category!
The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights film festival and has won multiple awards, including Just Film 2024 - Audience Award winner & Film of the year 2024 - Cultural Endowment of Estonia. It's been described as the Estonian New Wave cinema.