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The Fencer
2015 film directed by Klaus Härö
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| Miekkailija (Finnish) Vehkleja (Estonian) | |
| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Written by | Anna Heinämaa |
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| Cinematography | Tuomo Hutri |
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| Music by | Gert Wilden Jr |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | €2 million |
The Fencer (Finnish: Miekkailija, Estonian: Vehkleja)[2] is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach.[3] It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estonia in late February 2014.
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[4][5] making the December shortlist of nine films, but it was not nominated.[6][7]The Fencer was also nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category as a Finnish-German-Estonian co-production.
The Fencer was released in the U.S. by CFI Releasing in 2017.
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Academy of Fencing Masters Blog
We really LOVED this film! It’s quite unusual to come out of a film feeling as good about it as we felt coming out of this one, but then again not every movie has got as much heart and is as beautifully told. While we were at first interested in this film because it was about fencing, it turned out that we loved it because it was a compelling and well told story. What’s more, it’s based on a true story, which makes it that much more compelling.
For Everyone
It’s important to point out that while this movie centers around the art of fencing as the catalyst for the action that takes place, you don’t have to be a fencer to enjoy it – not at all! It’s a lovely film for the whole family and is very much accessible for non-fencers. In fact what’s so beautiful about the film is that it submerges you in the world of fencing through the day to day lives of people. While it’s a movie about fencing, it’s by no means a movie just for fencers.
The Fencing
Before we had ever seen this movie we loved it. After all it’s not every day we get a real fencing movie in the Oscars! We knew that just based on it’s being about fencing and it’s being an Oscar contender that we would love it. However once we watched it we loved it so much more than we ever t
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