Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.
Production
Estonia's crumbling pre-war hotels as accidental Gothic character.
Costume
Baron Preimann's mustache deserves its own billing.
Director
Marek Piestrak
Hanna Dunowska
Joanna Karwicka
Tomasz Stockinger
Gunnar Leppikson
Vasili Lanovoy
Baron Preimann
Lembit Ulfsak
Ilmar Vint
Aarne Üksküla
Lawyer Leppikson
Jüri Järvet
Old Compositor
Vladimir Ivashov
Volodya
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Oskar Liigand
Servant Paavo
Marina Levtova
Agent Elsa
Tõnu Saar
Karl
Sergei Desnitsky
Hotel Director
Evald Aavik
Monk
Tõnu Aav
Innkeeper
Carmen Mikiver
Mimi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in newly-independent Estonia with Soviet-Polish co-production money, capturing a nation between empires literally and narratively.
Jüri Järvet's final role—yes, THAT Jüri Järvet from Tarkovsky's Solaris, reduced to exposition about demon jewelry.
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