The Fencer
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| Miekkailija (Finnish) Vehkleja (Estonian) | |
| Directed by | Klaus Härö |
| Written by | Anna Heinämaa |
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| Cinematography | Tuomo Hutri |
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| Music by | Gert Wilden Jr |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Budget | €2 million |
The Fencer (Finnish: Miekkailija, Estonian: Vehkleja) is a 2015 biographical drama film about the life of Endel Nelis, an accomplished Estonian fencer and coach. It was directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa. Filming began in Estonia in late February 2014.
The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist of nine films, but it was not nominated. The Fencer was also nominated for the Golden Globe award in the Best Foreign Language Film category as a Finnish-German-Estonian co-production.
The Fencer was released in the U.S. by CFI Releasing in 2017.