The Temptation of St Tony

The Temptation of St. Tony (Estonian: Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality. The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.

Contents

• The temptation of st tony puha tonu kiusamine 2009 trailer
• The temptation of st tony 2009
• Cast
• Awards and nominations
• References

Cast

Taavi Eelmaa as Tõnu

Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda

Tiina Tauraite as Tõnu's wife

Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister

Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski

Hendrik Toompere Jr. as Toivo

Katariina Lauk as Toivo's wife

Harri Kõrvits as Director

Taavi Teplenkov as Urbo

Marika Barabanstsikova as Urbo's wife

Rain Tolk as Kleine Willy

Liis Lepik as Tõnu's child

Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father

Evald Aavik as Priest

Awards and nominations

Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film. The Temptation of St. Tony was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.