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Gita Kalmet

Gita Kalmet

Birth : 1959-11-29,

History

Gita Kalmet (until 1987, Gita Ränk; born on 29 November 1959 in Tallinn) is an Estonian diplomat and former actress. In 1984 she graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory Stage Art Department. In 1993 she graduated from Estonian School of Diplomacy. From 1984 to 1989 she worked at Rakvere Theatre. Besides theatre roles she played also in several films and on television. Since 1993 she is working for the Estonian Foreign Ministry. From 2006 until 2011, she was Ambassador of Estonia to the Netherlands. Since 2013 she was Ambassador of Estonia to Canada and since August 2021 to the Czech Republic. She is married to director and actor Madis Kalmet. The couple have two sons, actors Henrik Kalmet and Karl-Andreas Kalmet.

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Gita Kalmet

Gita Kalmet

Gita Kalmet

Movies

(segment "The Temptation of Florian")

Three film segments.

Candles in the Dark

Candles in the Dark

Tiina

Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic of Estonia. After she arrives, she finds that her father is part of the dissident anti-soviet underground. She soon find her self engulfed in the struggle with her father and a lot of new friends, and finds herself being hunted by the KGB.

Alice (voice)

A confrontation of two worlds-- Two rooms, one of which is full of light and colors, the other a monotonous gray.

I'm Not a Tourist, I Live Here

I'm Not a Tourist, I Live Here

Merike

The film is about one of the greatest social hot spots in Estonia during the Soviet times when apartments were distributed by the state, telling the story of a real estate agent and a homeless man. Mass immigration in 1944-1988 led to demographic conflict. Free apartments were mainly given to immigrants despite the fact that local people badly needed places of residence as well. They are not tourists, they live here, but they haven't got a home.