December Heat

1h 30m

War Action Drama History

5.5

The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.

Cast

General Põdder

Elsa Kingissepp

Julius Saarepuu

Emil-Joosep Virkus

Joosep Saarepuu

Yevgeni Knyazev

Factory Owner Indrek

Taavi Teplenkov

Ardo Ran Varres

Rasmus Kaljujärv

Megaphone Man Sarv

Nikolai Bentsler

Guard of the Ministry of Defense

Guard of the Ministry of Defense

Guard of the Ministry of Defense

Firefighter Mait

Leningrad Telegraphist

English Attaché

Commission Shop Seller

Claudia Ševtšenko

Head of Intelligence Palo

Head of State Akel

Margus Kruusvall

Minister of Transport Kark

Taras Josiptšuk

Soldier at the Border

Sean C. Pollock

Head of State Akel's Wife

General Põdder's Wife

Leader of the Rebels Volli

Leader of the Rebels Eduard

Station Manager

Svetlana Dorošenko

Agitator at the Factory

Post Office Manager

Military School Rebel (uncredited)

Crew

Script Editor, Second Assistant Director

Kjell Lagerroos

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Third Assistant Director

Marianne Reimal

Production Coordinator

Production Design

First Assistant Camera

Second Assistant Camera

"B" Camera Operator

First Assistant "B" Camera

Karin Martinson

Casting Assistant

Casting Assistant

Piret Toomvap-Schönberg

Assistant Costume Designer, Costumer

Makeup Designer

Kairit Nieländer

Makeup Designer

Merlit Miländer

Gristina Krüger

Liisi Põllumaa

Enda Karimõisa

Assistant Art Director

Sirli Bergström

Assistant Art Director

Assistant Art Director

Solange S. Schwalbe

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

John Richard Morris IV

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gregg Barbanell

Adrienne Garofalo

Special Effects, Stunt Coordinator

Original Music Composer

Dialogue Editor

Dialogue Editor

Christian Johannes Kask

Still Photographer

Still Photographer

Ants Martin Vahur

Still Photographer

Script Supervisor

Volmer Kliimand

Simonas Gricius

Meelis Veeremets

Darius Zalmonas

Roman Neso Laupmaa

Jouni Kivimäki

Property Master

Torsti Hyvönen

Harri Naarajärvi

Eduard Pissarenko

Ville Penttilä

Production Manager

Endel Koplimets

Production Manager