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Mat the Cat

René Vilbre

Estonia2005 75min 35mm Color

Synopsis

10-year-old Martin moves into a rural village with his mother. Unhappy about leaving his friends in the city, he only gets in trouble with friends at the new school. If there is anyone that Martin wishes to befriend, it is Marta. Martin cannot approach her for Kevin, the one picking on Martin, is always around her. It may turn out to be one of those days before a disheartened Martin meets up with a stray cat, a young wizard boy, Nitram. Once the hook-up, Mat the Cat takes care of any of the 10-year-old boy's problems.

Diretor

René Vilbre

Born in Estonia in 1970, he had carrier mostly in TV works. His won at the Molodist International Film Festival with a short film Family Event (1998), and produced Another (2005) Hot cold War (2005) , Röövlirahnu Martin (2001) and (2001)