The ferry "Suurupi" links Estonia’s mainland with the island of Saaremaa. And on this fine June day, as usual, a diversity of people is looking to make the crossing. Onboard we meet a hairdresser and her staid husband, a pensioner and his niece, four students with racing bikes, four skilled labourers, a bus full of islanders on their way home, and two stowaways – a young couple in love. The two lovebirds have hidden away inside a truck. But when they light up a cigarette there, a fire starts to smoulder that threatens to become a deadly trap for everyone on the ship. The film “The Midday Ferry” was based on a script written by Juhan Smuul, a writer well known for his books about sea voyages. Both a snapshot of society and a disaster movie, the film draws a controversial portrait of Estonia in the 1960s.