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199025 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Cogito, ergo sum

199025 minPG-13documentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Karl Peterson endured terror, abuse, and imprisonment while refusing to join the collective farm in Uus-Kiislova, Põlva county.

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Karl Peterson endured terror, abuse, and imprisonment while refusing to join the collective farm in Uus-Kiislova, Põlva county.

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Renita Lintrop

Renita Lintropdirector

Hannes Lintropdirector

Renita Lintrop

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Hannes Lintropwriter

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Karl Peterson lives alone in a dilapidated house in Uus-Kiislova, Põlva county. Once a thriving farmer, he faced war, deportations, and collectivization. Despite the pressure to join the collective farm, Peterson resisted. He endured terror, abuse, and imprisonment but remained committed to his beliefs. The film captures his life and struggles in a village marked by neglect and hardship, reflecting on the personal cost of defiance against oppressive systems.

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