Estonia · LBFF 2025

Rolling Papers

Original title: Pikad paberid

Rolling Papers — film poster
Country
Estonia
Runtime
1h 38min
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

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.

Screened at The Garden Cinema as part of LBFF 2025.

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