The Class (film)

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This article is about the Estonian film about school violence. For the American situation comedy, see The Class. For other uses, see Class.

The Class is an Estonian movie about school violence directed by Ilmar Raag. It was released on March 16, 2007.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Awards
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

The Estonian teenager Joseph is being bullied by the whole class. The main strike is observed between him and a group, led by an informal leader - strong, self-assured and aggressive. They beat Joseph, play tricks on him, but finally his classmate Kaspar tries to protect him. However, later he has to protect himself as well. Kaspar is accused of humiliating and taunting Joseph by the other classmates, so it creates a lot of trouble for him with the school administration and his family. Joseph is not understood at home either.

Finally, Joseph's mother finds out that her son was beaten up at school, and she informs school administration. All of Joseph's classmates get in trouble, so they decide to take revenge. They make Joseph and Kaspar act like gays, and force Kaspar to fellate Joseph, threatening them with a knife.

So Joseph and Kaspar decide to fight back. Joseph gets guns, brings them to school, and both teenagers massacre their classmates. At the end of the movie Joseph commits suicide.

[edit] Cast

Vallo Kirs - Kaspar
Pärt Uusberg - Joosep
Lauri Pedaja - Anders
Paula Solvak - Thea
Mikk Mägi - Paul
Riina Reis - Riina
Joonas Paas - Toomas
Kadi Metsla - Kati
Triin Tenso - Kerli
Virgo Ernits - Tiit
Karl Sakrits - Olav

[edit] Awards

In 2007, the movie received an award from Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Warsaw International Film Festival. The movie is also the official Estonian submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards.^[1]