Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a godforsaken place.

An epic story about two rival, neighbouring landholders: the upright Andres, who tries to obey the law and live by the book of God, and spiteful trickster Pearu, who has his own notion of right and wrong, and who is seemingly placed in Andres’ life to test his patience and integrity. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 book by Anton Hansen Tammsaare, often cited as the most important Estonian literary work. Premiering in February 2019, the film broke all the box-office records in Estonia and quickly became the most watched film in the country.

Shortlist, 92nd Academy Awards – Best International Film, USA 
WINNER, Satellite Awards – Best International Motion Picture, USA 
Official Selection,  Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA 
Winner, Best Actor, Waterloo Historical Film Festival, Belgium 
Official Selection, Camerimage, Baltic Cinema Review, Poland 
Official Selection, Bengaluru International Film Festival, India 
WINNER, Estonian film critics prize The Virgin Maali for Best Estonian Film 
WINNER, Estonian Cultural Endowment Awards – Best Estonian Film 2019 
WINNER, Estonian Entertainment Awards – Best Film of the Year 
Winner, Best Film of the Year, EFTA (Estonian Film and Television Awards)  
Winner, Best Director, EFTA 
Winner, Best Screenwriter, EFTA 
Winner, Best Costume Design, EFTA  
Winner, Best Actor, EFTA 
Winner, Best Actress, EFTA