Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Tallinn pimeduses (City Unplugged)
1993
**
Director: Ilkka Järvi-Laturi
Cast: Ivo Uukkivi, Elina Aasa, Milena Gulbe, Jüri Järvet, Kristel Kärner, Kadri Kilvet, Salme Poopuu, Andres Raag, Enn Klooren

Following the restoration of independence in 1991, the Estonian government plans to bring back the gold reserves it hid from the Soviets, but a group of criminals are planning to steal it by creating a blackout in Tallinn. This fictional Finnish-Estonian heist movie is set against an interesting historical backdrop, but the end result is often clunky and occasionally laughably bad. The best moment occurs towards the end when the screen turns from black and white to colour by a flick of the switch.