Mari Abel

Mari Abel

Born: January 14, 1975
Mari Abel (born on January 14, 1975 in Rapla) is an Estonian actress. In 2004 she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2004 she worked at the Von Krahl Theatre. Later, she became a freelance actress. Besides theatre roles she has played also in several films and on television.

Movies for Mari Abel...

The Invisible Fight
Title: The Invisible Fight
Character: Zinaida
Released: December 8, 2023
Type: Movie
After surviving a deadly attack, a guard on the Soviet-Chinese border decides to become a monk but must continually prove along the way that he's capable of becoming the enlightened man he set out to be.
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Skin of a Mandarin
Title: Skin of a Mandarin
Released: August 1, 2023
Type: Movie
The film delicately follows 25-year-old Anna, whose mother has died suddenly. She wants to send her Orthodox mother on her last journey according to customs, but she runs into bureaucratic rules that do not allow Anna to dress her departed mother herself. This conflict brings her together with Maria, a 45-year-old funeral home worker, who in this story represents the hidden fears of death and grief on a deep emotional level.
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The Diary of Vaino Vahing
Title: The Diary of Vaino Vahing
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: Movie
When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.
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County Court
Title: County Court
Character: Mother
Released: November 12, 2021
Type: Movie
An absurdist court drama where a mother and a father, ex-spouses, fight over the custody of their 5-year old son. However, the whole process takes place in the middle of a grain field instead of the classic court room. On that field the courtroom has no boundaries much like the mother and father whose actual goal is to exact vengeance on each other with no regard to the means used, forgetting their child entirely.
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Sandra Gets a Job
Title: Sandra Gets a Job
Character: Sandra
Released: September 24, 2021
Type: Movie
Doctor of Physics Sandra suddenly loses her job. Finding a new job seems easy at first glance, but it turns into various tragicomic challenges. Endless job interviews bring the former researcher together with all sorts of situations and new personalities.
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Title: Traitor
Character: Juta Roos
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: TV
In 2004, shortly before Estonia's accession to NATO, the Russian intelligence service is approaching Alfred Vind, an official of the Estonian Ministry of Defense ...
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FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger
Title: FRESH BLOOD: Own and Stranger
Character: Helen (segment "Helen's Birthday")
Released: November 2, 2018
Type: Movie
Six fresh short films on the topic "Own and Stranger" from even more fresh Estonian directors.
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Title: The Bank
Character: Anneli
Released: October 17, 2018
Type: TV
Based on a true story in the turbulent Estonian 90s. Personal dramas will unfold using the historic events as a backdrop, with the characters constantly re-evaluating the currency rates and their personal values.
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November
Title: November
Character: Liina's Mother's Ghost
Released: February 3, 2017
Type: Movie
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
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Delusion
Title: Delusion
Character: Triin
Released: October 6, 2016
Type: Movie
After a heavy decision, Anna and Juhan are unable to move on with their lives. They take time off at their friends' fancy summer house and once there, are forced to offer shelter to another couple caught in the storm. The couple assumes that the house belongs to Anna and Juhan and they do nothing to correct the mistake. Instead, they seize their new roles and start taking their mutual bitterness out on the strangers.
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The Spy And The Poet
Title: The Spy And The Poet
Character: Siiri
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
Lonely secret service officer Gustav meets a mysterious gypsy woman. It soon comes clear that it is a trap set by the Russian intelligence. Gustav is ordered to continue the relationship to get a better understanding of the enemy's plans. Unfortunately, Gustav finds himself struggling with the task, as he is falling in love with the enemy. Is there a way out of this situation?
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Zero Point
Title: Zero Point
Character: Ege
Released: December 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Sensitive and restless Johannes is accepted to an elite school in Tallinn and expects life to go uphill. Instead, he becomes the victim of mental abuse by his classmates. In search of recognition, he goes to his old Lasnamäe friends, who spend their time doing drugs, hanging around, and partying, rather than focusing on schoolwork. At home, Johannes must deal with his mother’s deteriorating mental health. As the tension grows, he finds himself at zero point, where he must completely reset his life to build it up from scratch.
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Free Range
Title: Free Range
Character: Secretary
Released: September 19, 2013
Type: Movie
After being fired from his job at a newspaper for writing a destructive review of a celebrated movie, Fred, an aspiring writer, learns that his girlfriend is pregnant.
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The Arbiter
Title: The Arbiter
Character: Judge
Released: March 14, 2013
Type: Movie
A brilliant but misguided man feels that he has the right to decide who is worth their place on earth.
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Shift
Title: Shift
Character: Miina
Released: April 13, 2011
Type: Movie
When Miina, a seemingly well-off woman is caught shoplifting, the female officer truly uses her chance to show off her contempt. She sees a rival in the shoplifter and decides to teach Miina a lesson. Surprisingly, both women meet just a few hours later in a situation where the previous rivals become partners in crime and must trust their fates in the hands of each other.
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Uncaught Miracle
Title: Uncaught Miracle
Character: Lilli
Released: February 12, 2006
Type: Movie
The 6 short films of "Tabamata ime" are based on Edward Vilde's play of the same name first published in 1912. Vilde's play is about a young piano player Leo Saalep, who returns to his homeland Estonia to give a concert, and whose alleged international breakthrough has given him the long awaited role of putting Estonian culture on the map in the eyes of the local culture elite.