The Fencer Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jun. 20, 2017

The Fencer

Release Date: Friday, July 21, 2017 Limited

Director: Klaus Härö

Starring: Ursula Ratasepp • Liisa Koppel • Lembit Ulfsak • Märt Avandi

N/A Drama 1 hr, 39 m Russian

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: A young man, Endel Nelis, arrives in Haapsalu, Estonia, in the early 1950s. Having left Leningrad to escape the secret police, he finds work as a teacher and founds a sports club for his students. Endel becomes a father figure to his students and starts teaching them his great passion – fencing, which causes a conflict with the school’s principal. Envious, the principal starts investigating Endel’s background…Endel learns to love the children and looks after them; most are orphans as a result of the Russian occupation. Fencing becomes a form of self-expression for the children and Endel becomes a role model. The children want to participate in a national fencing tournament in Leningrad, and Endel must make a choice: risk everything to take the children to Leningrad or put his safety first and disappoint them.

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Klaus Härö last directed My Sailor, My Love.

Director: Klaus Härö
Screenwriters: —

Studio: CFI Releasing
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Production Updates for The Fencer

Jun 2017

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 39 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Miekkailija
Language: Russian

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Release Dates

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The Fencer was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, July 21, 2017. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Girls Trip, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Dunkirk. As a limited release, The Fencer was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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2017-07-21 Limited

United States

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Tue., Jun. 20, 2017 2017-06-20

Changed the US film release date from TBA to July 21, 2017

Set film release to Limited

Added a poster to the gallery

Added Märt Avandi as actor to credits

Added "Miekkailija " as an also known as title

Added CFI Releasing as a distributor

Added a running time of 99 minutes

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