A gripping thriller about a silenced poet who dares to dream of the freedom of his homeland. “My sun doesn’t recognize me; the night is left to me,” in 1894 wrote the legendary Estonian poet Juhan Liiv, whose haunting words captured both the despair and hope of a nation under Russian rule. In these dark and oppressive times, a secret hope begins to take root in the hearts of Estonians—the dream of independence. Liiv’s poetry, filled with patriotic fervor and the yearning for freedom, made him a dangerous figure in the eyes of the authorities. Branded a persona non grata, he was committed to a psychiatric clinic in Tartu, silenced for daring to dream of liberation. Pääru Oja delivers a stunning performance as Juhan Liiv, a man grappling with false accusations, treacherous allies, and his own deteriorating mental health. Through the shadows of his bleak homeland, guided by inner whispers and his devotion to helping Mari, Liiv fights to keep his dreams alive. Amidst the chaos, he continues to write, defying the very forces seeking to suppress him, and imagines a freedom that was, at the time, unspoken—even in poetry. By Edvinas Puksta