Buratino, Son of Pinocchio backdrop

Buratino, Son of Pinocchio 2009 Directed by Rasmus Merivoo Buratino

Imagine a mix of Repo Man, Oliver! and Pinocchio and you're on the road to grasping the tone of this bizarre Estonian take on Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy's character Buratino, a wooden boy (or boyus woodenus, as the doctors in the film refer to him). Buratino's virginal mother wishes upon a star for a son and is immediately answered by what can only be called a rape-splinter. The woman gives birth almost immediately to her little wooden Buratino.

Country Estonia
Production Countries Estonia , Russia
Language Estonian
Spoken Languages Estonian , Russian
Gnere Comedy
Production Companies Estinfilm , Marvofilm , Planeta kino
Budget $1,100,000
Release Date 12 March 2009
76 mins
Cast
Mikk Nurga Buratino
Elena Radevich Malviina
Marina Solopchenko Mamma Carlo
Jaan Rekkor Carabas Barabas
Lev Eliseev Pinocchio
Andrei Panin Artemon
Tiit Lilleorg Professor Kantemir
Tatyana Rasskazova Kossorotova
Kirill Poluhin Chief of Police
Oleg Levakov Obstetrician
Pavel Ivanov Anesthesiologist
Maksim Sokolov Piano Player
Denis Jegorov Camera Operator
Ekaterina Danilova Pharmacy Lady
Irina Matjuškina Pharmacy Lady
Larissa Dobrovolskaja Pharmacy Lady
Dmitri Kabanovski jr Limousine Driver