A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - theres a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a monastery chases for a relics of a holy Brigitte. A nobleman promises to get it if he gets beautiful Agnes as a reward. But she fells in love with a handsome adventurer. The monastery has to act shrewd now and play double game. The movie is still the best achievement of the Estonian cinema. Based on a novel.
1969
HD
86min
Soviet Union
Estonian
Grigori Kromanov
Aleksandr Goloborodko
Ingrīda Andriņa
Elza Radzina
Peeter Jakobi
Raivo Trass
Uldis Vazdiks
Eve Kivi
Rolan Bykov
Karl Kalkun
based on novel or book
nun
16th century
peasant
uprising
monastery
