Film or book location · 2018
Comrade Child at Muuga manor
Moonika Siimets's film Comrade Child is based on Leelo Tungal's books about her childhood. Six-year-old Leelo lives at Ruila school in the early 1950s. One day a man in a black coat from the NKVD takes her mother away. The story is seen through the child's eyes. The film was shot in 2016 and 2017. The main locations were the manors of Muuga, Rägavere and Porkuni, the railway stations of Valga and Võru, Kohtla-Järve stadium and Tallinn Old Town. It premiered on 23 March 2018. Its first television showing, on New Year's Day, drew about 229,000 viewers.
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Moonika Siimetsa film "Seltsimees laps" põhineb Leelo Tungla raamatutel tema lapsepõlvest. Kuueaastane Leelo elab 1950. aastate alguses Ruila koolis. Ühel päeval viib musta mantliga NKVD mees tema ema minema. Lugu on jutustatud lapse silmade läbi. Film võeti üles 2016. ja 2017. aastal. Peamised võttepaigad olid Muuga, Rägavere ja Porkuni mõis, Valga ja Võru raudteejaam, Kohtla-Järve staadion ning Tallinna vanalinn. Film esilinastus 23. märtsil 2018. Selle esimest telenäitamist uusaastapäeval vaatas umbes 229 000 inimest.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Seltsimees laps; Virumaa Teataja, 21 August 2016. ↗