Estonian film classics at Kai Cinema: "Arabella, the Pirate’s Daughter"

Genre: adventure, family film
Running time: 1h 9m

Country: Estonia, 1982
Director: Peeter Simm (1953–2026)
Cast: Inga-Kai Puskar, Lembit Peterson, Urmas Kibuspuu, Raivo Trass, Aarne Üksküla and others

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As the opening screening of Kai Cinema’s two-day special programme “Estonian Film Classics: Simm & Kruusement”, we bring to the big screen one of the most exciting and endearing adventure films in Estonian film history: Peeter Simm’s Arabella, the Pirate’s Daughter (Arabella, mereröövli tütar, 1982).

 

Based on Aino Pervik’s story of the same name, this classic family adventure is about first love, justice, the triumph of good and the harsh life of pirates. It follows Arabella, the 9-year-old daughter of the fearsome pirate captain Taaniel Tina, who has grown up aboard the pirate ship Skorpion. When a mysterious wanderer named Hassan comes aboard, the girl begins to think about good and evil for the first time. A dangerous chain of events is set in motion that puts both the pirates’ laws and Arabella’s courage to the test.

 

PROGRAM
Saturday, 24 October: Peeter Simm

  • 14:00 – Arabella, the Pirate’s Daughter (1982) (Special price!)
  • 15:45 – Introduction to the evening: Eva Näripea (Director of the Film Archive)
  • 16:00 – Ideal Landscape (1980)
  • 18:00 – Georg (2007)

Sunday, 25 October: Arvo Kruusement

  • 13:45 – Introduction to the day: Annika Koppel (film critic and author)
  • 14:00 – Spring (1969) (Special price!)
  • 16:00 – Don Juan in Tallinn (1971)
  • 18:00 – A Woman Heats the Sauna (1978)

More about the programme: kai.center

TICKETS AND PASSES
A special family and children’s film price applies to this screening! For the best value, we recommend a day pass or a pass for the full programme.

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