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Duration: 100 minutes
Year: 2022
Scheduled: Mon 20 Nov
Showtime: 00:01
Director: Elmo Nüganen
Producer: Kristian Taska, Esko Rips, Armin Karu, Veiko Esken, Tanel Tatter
Screenwriter: Elmo Nüganen, Indrek Hargla, Olle Mirme
Main Cast: Märten Metsaviir, Alo Kõrve, Maarja Johanna Mägi
Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe
Country: Estonia, Latvia
Language: Estonian
Melchior the Apothecary | Cork International Film Festival

Melchior the Apothecary

100 mins
Estonia, Latvia
Elmo Nüganen
Online Programme
International Fiction
Duration: 100 minutes
Year: 2022
Scheduled: Mon 20 Nov
Showtime: 00:01
Director: Elmo Nüganen
Producer: Kristian Taska, Esko Rips, Armin Karu, Veiko Esken, Tanel Tatter
Screenwriter: Elmo Nüganen, Indrek Hargla, Olle Mirme
Main Cast: Märten Metsaviir, Alo Kõrve, Maarja Johanna Mägi
Cinematographer: Mihkel Soe
Country: Estonia, Latvia
Language: Estonian

Melchior is an apothecary who is also adept at solving crimes, looking to science and evidence rather than superstition and faith, in mediaeval Tallinn. When a mysterious and bloody wave of murders sweep the town, Melchior is deputised by the sheriff and is dropped headlong into a world of conspiracy and mysterious church dealings.

One of the most successful films at the Estonian box office in recent history, Melchior the Apothecary is an engrossing mediaeval crime drama. SE

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