Film or book location · 2023
Toila beach plays the English Channel
In August 2023 the crew of The Swedish Torpedo, a four-country co-production directed by Frida Kempff, set up on Toila beach in Ida-Virumaa. The film tells the story of Sally Bauer, the Swedish long-distance swimmer who in 1939 became the first Scandinavian woman to swim the English Channel. Producer Elina Litvinova chose Toila because the shore below the North Estonian klint looks remarkably like the English coast, so a beach on the Gulf of Finland stood in for the Channel. The story itself is set in Sweden, Denmark and Britain. The sandy beach below Toila's cliffs is open to everyone.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
2023. aasta augustis seadis Frida Kempffi lavastatud nelja riigi koostööfilmi „Rootsi torpeedo“ võttegrupp end üles Ida-Virumaal Toila rannas. Film jutustab Sally Bauerist, Rootsi pikamaaujujast, kes 1939. aastal ujus esimese Skandinaavia naisena üle La Manche'i väina. Produtsent Elina Litvinova valis Toila, sest Põhja-Eesti klindi all asuv rand meenutab hämmastavalt Inglismaa rannikut, ja nii mängis Soome lahe rand La Manche'i. Loo tegevus ise toimub Rootsis, Taanis ja Suurbritannias. Toila pankade all olev liivarand on kõigile avatud.
Source: ERR ↗