Section: Feature Film Competition

NÄHTAMATU VÕITLUS

THE INVISIBLE FIGHT

Rainer Sarnet
EE/GR/LV/FI, 2023, 115 Min

Estonian kung fu comedy between heavy metal and 70s flair. After a group of flying monks disrupts his life, border guard Rafael ends up in a special kind of Orthodox monastery. The beginning of an absurdly comic adventure.

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Rafael ends up in a monastery full of dissidents and former prisoners, where the main focus is on one thing: Kung Fu! And Rafael's motives are also far from spiritual enlightenment. He is looking for the secrets of "Black Metal Kung Fu“. He already enters the monastic life rather rebelliously than devout, marked by personal rivalries in a slap stick kind of style – including a food fight with raw dumplings. By the time he falls in love, the world of this monastery is finally turned upside down. Black Sabbath meets Gregorian chants, cult meets kitsch and ridiculous sound effects mix with surrealistic sound collages to create an unforgettable film experience. Rainer Sarnet brilliantly manages to find balance between action, comedy and romantic drama with a potpourri of monastery nostalgia, kung fu and culture clash. THE INVISIBLE FIGHT is colorful and, above all, an unprecedented mix of styles full of divine jokes.

Text: Joshua Jádi

Drehbuch
Rainer Sarnet
Kamera
Mart Taniel e.s.c
Ton
Janne Laine
Schnitt
Jussi Rautaniemi F.C.E
Musik
Hino Koshiro
Darsteller
Ursel Tilk, Kaarel Pogga, Ester Kuntu, Indrek Sammul
Produzent
Katrin Kissa
Produktion
Homeless Bob Production
Rainer Sarnet

Rainer Sarnet - Rainer Sarnet, born 1969 in Rakvere, Estonia is a director and writer.