The Temptation of St. Tony

Eastern Europe, the new century. The dog-eat-dog laws and dog-eat-dog appetite rule. Yet, there are still a few people left looking for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil - perhaps for designing quality office furniture out of it. Tõnu has reached his mid-life years, finding himself in the darkening forest once described by Dante. His moderately prosperous and peaceful life is being shadowed by an unusual moral issue whether it is possible to be a good human being. What does it mean to be a good human being, both for himself and in general? On his journey towards clearer conscience while living an increasingly complicated reality, Tony meets several archetypes familiar from contemporary Estonian society and experiences adventures full of excitement and black humor. It seems that slowly, and quite inevitably, the man loses his job, his family, and finally himself as well.

Award, Cannes Film Festival (France), 2008, MEDIA 2008 European Talent Award: Veiko Õunpuu (for the feature film project The Temptation of St. Tony).
Prize, Annual Award of AV Division of Estonian Cultural Endowment (Estonia), 2009, Best Film of the Year.
Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czechia), 2010, East of the West: International Competition - Special Jury Mention.
Award, Riga International Film Festival (Latvia), 2010, Best Baltic Feature; FIPRESCI Award; International Competition for Fiction Films - Interfilm Jury Prize.
Award, FilmFestival Cottbus (Germany), 2010, Prize for an Outstanding Actor: Taavi Eelmaa.
Award, Tous Ecrans International Fiction Film Festival (Geneva, Switzerland) , 2010, FIPRESCI Award.
Award, PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn, Estonia), 2010, Scottish Leader Estonian Film Award; FIPRESCI Award: Best Baltic Feature.
Award, 2morrow/Zavtra - International Festival of Independent Films (Moscow, Russia), 2010, Glass Eye Award (Best Director of Cinematography): Mart Taniel.

Award, European Film Festival (Palić, Serbia), 2010, Parallels and Encounters: International competition - Jury Special Mention.
Award, Athens International Film Festival (Greece), 2010, International competition - Best Film.
Award, BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium), 2011, Long Features Competition - 7th Orbit Award.
Award, REC - International Film Festival of Tarragona (Spain), 2011, International competition - Grand Prix.
Award, Lume International Film Festival (Sao Luis, Brazil), 2011, International Feature Film Competition - Best Director: Veiko Õunpuu.
Nomination, European Film Awards, 2010, Nomination for European Production Designer: Markku Pätilä, Jaagup Roomet.
Participation, OSCAR - The Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (USA), 2010, National Nominee, Foreign Language Film.
Participation, Sundance Film Festival (USA), 2010, International competition: World Cinema Dramatic Competition.