The Temptation of St. Tony () is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality.(2008-10-23) "Shooting begins on Veiko Õunpuu’s feature The temptation of St. Tony." Estonian Film Foundation. Retrieved on 2009-10-05. The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.Pham, Annika (2009-04-27). "Interview with Katrin Kissa." Cineuropa. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.Ruus, Jaan (2009-09-16). "Õunpuu ränk heitlus elu ja kunsti nime." Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved on 2010-09-14.
Cast Taavi Eelmaa as Tõnu Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda Tiina Tauraite as Tõnu's wife Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski Hendrik Toompere Jr. as Toivo Katariina Lauk as Toivo's wife Harry Kõrvits as Director Taavi Teplenkov as Urbo Marika Barabanstsikova as Urbo's wife Rain Tolk as Kleine Willy Liis Lepik as Tõnu's child Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father Evald Aavik as Priest Andres Puustusmaa as Fence builder
Awards and nominations Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film. The Temptation of St. Tony was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
See also List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film The Temptation of St. Anthony The temptation of St. Anthony in visual arts
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