The Joys of Midlife
1987, Estonian. Directed by Lembit Ulfsak.
Five people who have recently reached middle-age are driving through Estonia to visit a famous witch-therapist to get rid of their problems. The somber-funny road movie gives a good overview of the life, people and daily problems in Estonia at the end of the Soviet period.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Estonian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lembit UlfsakDirector
- Tõnu KarkTõnu Loorits
- Maria KlenskajaPille Loorits
- Kaie MihkelsonHelena
- Ülle KaljusteSilvia Raud
- Lembit UlfsakHubert Raud
- Arvo KukumägiFarmer Jüri
- Aire KoopJüri's Wife
- Hendrik ToompereStudent Ott
- Ene JärvisHelena's Friend
- Heino MandriUncle Raul
- Leida SibulSilvia's Mother
- Hilda KoniSilvia's Mother's Friend
Details
- Released
- 6 July 1987
- Original title
- Keskea rõõmud
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valentin Kuik, Andrey Dmitriev
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The Joys of Midlife runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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The Joys of Midlife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 July 1987. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Joys of Midlife?
The Joys of Midlife (1987) was directed by Lembit Ulfsak and stars Tõnu Kark, Maria Klenskaja, Kaie Mihkelson.