A man falls off a roof. Another one drowns. Another catches fire. Wherever you look, men are dropping like flies. “May God rest their souls,” sigh the widows as they cross themselves somberly. This is the life and the death of the men in Virago—a village where for centuries no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday. Until today.

Virago

The film tells the story of the last Estonian family, who did not want to eat potatoes despite their hunger. The father takes it upon himself to solve the problem and before long the dining table is full again. But at what price and for how long?