I don’t remember the last time my eyes were as drawn to a film as they were in Moonika Siimets’ comedy sci-fi anthology, The Black Hole. Truth be told, I’m not familiar with Estonian cinema, but I’m glad my first exposure to it involves cute giant spiders and charming, gross aliens. Inspired by three short stories by Andrus Kivirahk and Armin Koomagi, Siimets crafts a wonderful portmanteau with honest storytelling over anything else. The visuals and the music are equally stunning, and the movie feels like you’re living in a bizarre daydream.
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What happens in the movie?
We see two single Estonian women, Sirje and Maret, both past their prime and struggling in a doomed economy. The country is doing so dismally that even people with salaries find it hard to survive. Both of them dream of going to Finland, where nannies earn good money and healthcare is accessible.
Spoilers Ahead
What happens in the movie?
We see two single Estonian women, Sirje and Maret, both past their prime and struggling in a doomed economy. The country is doing so dismally that even people with salaries find it hard to survive. Both of them dream of going to Finland, where nannies earn good money and healthcare is accessible.
- 5/25/2025
- by Aniket Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
A quirky Estonian science fiction comedy is making waves on the international film industry after signing global sales rights with Reel Suspects. “The Black Hole,” directed by Moonika Siimets, is a bizarre examination of human nature via an unusual cosmic lens.
The film follows the occupants of a typical apartment complex whose lives are upended when a mysterious black hole forms in a lilac shrub. Its plot weaves together several unusual narratives, including two ladies participating in an alien experiment, a man falling for his neighbor, and a woman seeking sanctuary from abuse in an apartment inhabited by huge spiders.
Inspired by Armin Kõomägi and Andrus Kivirähk’s short stories, the film combines science fiction styles similar to David Cronenberg and Steven Spielberg. This marks a dramatic departure from Siimets’ earlier production, the 1950s historical drama “The Little Comrade.”
“‘The Black Hole’ is a wild, cosmic thrill ride where aliens,...
The film follows the occupants of a typical apartment complex whose lives are upended when a mysterious black hole forms in a lilac shrub. Its plot weaves together several unusual narratives, including two ladies participating in an alien experiment, a man falling for his neighbor, and a woman seeking sanctuary from abuse in an apartment inhabited by huge spiders.
Inspired by Armin Kõomägi and Andrus Kivirähk’s short stories, the film combines science fiction styles similar to David Cronenberg and Steven Spielberg. This marks a dramatic departure from Siimets’ earlier production, the 1950s historical drama “The Little Comrade.”
“‘The Black Hole’ is a wild, cosmic thrill ride where aliens,...
- 11/19/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Exclusive: Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects has acquired international sales rights for Estonian director Moonika Siimets’ absurdist comedy The Black Hole, which has been enjoying a buzzy run at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
The film revolves around the residents of a drab apartment block whose lives are upended when a black hole appears mysteriously in a lilac bush, and they find themselves confronted with aliens who change their lives forever.
Sirje and Maret, who dreaming of finding work abroad, end up in an extraterrestrial science experiment; Jüri, who is still living with his mother, falls in love with his lustful neighbor; Gertrud Mariliis, who dreams of a world without abusive men, finds shelter at fearless bodybuilder Uma’s apartment full of giant spiders.
The screenplay is inspired by the short stories ‘The Spider’ and ‘The Black Hole’ by Armin Kõomägi and ‘A Life Worth Living’ by Andrus Kivirähk.
The film revolves around the residents of a drab apartment block whose lives are upended when a black hole appears mysteriously in a lilac bush, and they find themselves confronted with aliens who change their lives forever.
Sirje and Maret, who dreaming of finding work abroad, end up in an extraterrestrial science experiment; Jüri, who is still living with his mother, falls in love with his lustful neighbor; Gertrud Mariliis, who dreams of a world without abusive men, finds shelter at fearless bodybuilder Uma’s apartment full of giant spiders.
The screenplay is inspired by the short stories ‘The Spider’ and ‘The Black Hole’ by Armin Kõomägi and ‘A Life Worth Living’ by Andrus Kivirähk.
- 11/19/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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