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Since 1912 about 530 fiction films have been done in Estonia. The number of full lenght movies is about 300. In addition, about 90 fiction films have been produced for television, and more than 725 short fiction films have been done by film students.
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2015
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Feature film, Full length feature, Adventure, Family
| Director:
Margus Paju
“Secret Society of Souptown” is a story of a 10-year-old smart and brave girl Mari who lives in Tartu, area called Souptown. Her parents are obsessed with work so she spends most of her time with her grandfather Peeter, the professor at a local university. Mari has 3 best friends and together they form a secret society to play scavenger hunt games her grandfather is inventing for them.
One day their city is attacked by a mysterious poison which turns adults into children. Our group embark on an adventure you cannot even imagine to discover the antidote. Their path is paved with challenges - they have to run from bullies and hide from the menacing evildoer.
Can our children find the antidote and take it to the local hospital within 48 hours to save the lives of all the loved ones?
“Secret Society of Souptown” is a story of a 10-year-old smart and brave girl Mari who lives in Tartu, area called Souptown. Her parents are obsessed with work so she spends most of her time with her grandfather Peeter, the professor at a local university. Mari has 3 best friends and together they form a secret society to play scavenger hunt games her grandfather is inventing for them.
One day their city is attacked by a mysterious poison which turns adults into children. Our group embark on an adventure you cannot even imagine to discover the antidote. Their path is paved ...
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2016
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Feature film, Full length feature
| Director:
Kristijonas Vildžiūnas
It is 1989, the final year of the Soviet era in Vilnius. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship. Its motto is, “Live each day as if it was your last.”
It is 1989, the final year of the Soviet era in Vilnius. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship. Its motto is, “Live each day as if it was your last.” A love triangle breaks up the fellowship right at the time the nation experiences an exceptional sense of community via the Baltic Chain. Twenty-five years later, the main character, who appears to be accompanied by good luck at first glance, is disillusioned with himself. He has betrayed the ideals of his youth and become a cold observer of life. Life forces him to open up his own Pandora’s box.
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2004
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama, Crime
| Director:
Ilmar Taska
The debut film directed by Ilmar Taska is a criminal drama about people who are about to lose themselves for luxurious life. Starring supermodel Carmen Kass and Finnish film star Peter Franzen.
The financially secured marriage of Harri and Evelin is about to fall apart. One summer night, Evelin happens to witness a murder when she is strolling around the city with her friends Älis and Kristofer. Harri who investigates the crime tries to calm them down. Suddenly, Evelin and her friends discover that they are being chased by the criminals. Harri seems to be involved with illegal activities so no one can be sure that the following night won't be doomed.
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1924
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Valter Palm, A. Nugis
This national romantic drama filmed by Konstantin Märska tells the story of the life of ancient Estonians and the way they fought against the knights of Livonian Order. This was the first Estonian colorized full-length silent film that was entirely shot in nature.
The Livonian Order has conquered Estonia and country people try hard protecting their freedom. Uno, a brave man, escapes from imprisonment and goes back to his fellow tribesmen. Encouraged by his parents and a wise man, Kaljo has just become a young leader, when people are being attacked by the Brothers of the Sword. Kaljo's loved one Laine and Uno become victims of the enemy. Virve, Kaljo's sister, sneaks in and liberates Uno who will join the resistance fighters facing the battle of life and death.
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1957
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Aleksandr Mandrõkin
The drama directed by Aleksandr Mandrõkin tells the story about the struggle of a young indecisive chairman in order to save the degraded collective farm.
Raivo Kotkas is the new head of the collective farm "Victory". His predecessor Mihkel Vutt has practiced command economy, production has gone down and the cattle has partly perished. Bookkeeper Olep is quite a crook who has played an essential role in the degradation of the collective farm - quite a few good workers have left work because of his cheating. Young agronomist Salme makes up her mind to leave the farm as well. The new chief wins the workers' trust and recovers their belief in the fruitfulness of their work.
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2010
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Feature film, Short
| Director:
Anu Aun
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2005
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Peeter Urbla
The humorous drama directed by Peeter Urbla tells about three women running a costume shop and who want help people to fulfill their dreams. However, it is reality that makes the rules in their illusory world.
Alice, a costume designer, has left her job at a TV station that went bankrupt. Together with her friends seamstress Ada and make-up artist Jana they make up their minds to establish their own company. They hire a studio space in an old factory building, buy a costume storage on credit, and start clothe people in the costumes of their dreams. Alice, Ada and Jana are ready to contribute in any way to the progress of their company - including their energy, time, personal relationships and creativity. They manage perfectly well with fulfulling their clients' most original wishes; however, their ...
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2023
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Feature film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Jaanika Arum
Longing for last touch.
A sensitive story about ingrained traditions and grief follows young woman Anna, who wants to say goodbye to her mother by dressing the body for the funeral. But this act is prohibited by the funeral home rules. The film delicately explores a world in which bureaucracy, differing worldviews and divergent social norms are overcome by the empathy between strangers struggling within a complex situation.
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2000
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Feature film, Short, Comedy
| Director:
Ilmar Raag
Short film directed by Ilmar Raag telling about the well-known story of Hamlet the Danish prince in a completely different way.
A story about a man who hated happiness because he considered it to be amoral. The black comedy with English actors turns the famous story by Shakespeare about Prince Hamlet completely upside down. It turns out that Shakespeare understood everything totally wrong at his time. There is no reason to hold Hamlet as a hero, since he does not want to pay back for his father's murder not to become a king. The central character of the story is Horatio who acts in order to establish justice and save the country's moral.
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2003
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Sulev Keedus
The second feature film directed by Sulev Keedus is a phychological drama about human fear of tomorrow and about hopeless pursuits in order to keep one's spiritual balance in Estonia that has been recently occupied.
The Coastal Swedes have left their village in Estonia to flee from the war. Only Gottfried the lighthouse keeper has stayed there. His young daughter Eetla decides to stay with his father. Here she is now together with his father - facing her own stress and the Soviet soldiers in the village. Fear of unknown makes Eetla escape to her dreams. While standing on the edge of the sky, the earth and the sea, Eetla struggles between reality and dreams, life and death. Kasper, the doctor who hides himself in the lighthouse, tries to support the girl but even he ...
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2000
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Feature film, Short
| Director:
Britt Urbla-Keller
The only good deed that the Criminal has commited in his life can save him from the sufferings of the underworld: everything will be in his own and Lord's hands.
The experimental film based on a story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa is set on a theatre stage where Lord, Criminal and Spiderwoman face their temptations, desires and sufferings.
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2003
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Feature film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Hendrik Toompere jr
Short feature film by Hendrik Toompere jr about idiotic love for cars, human stupidity and divine intervention.
David is a businessman with the suspicious past. He is an arrogant loser who is used to keep situations under his control. He loves his car, Mercedes, more than his wife. His love for car aquires religious measurements and becomes so absurd that there will be divine intervention. A miracle is born and David's wife will get herself a faithful and reliable partner – a car.
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2023
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Feature film, Full length feature, Comedy
| Director:
Mart Kivastik
A story about time and music, friendship and love and death, life in current times and about childhood in the 70s.
Mart Kivastik's tragicomic feature film is a free flight between the 70s and today, a story about setting your spirit free, with an added dimension by the ongoing crisis. The author is looking for an explanation for the time given to us. Is one able to enjoy life, when facing midlife, growing old and eventually death. The authors message is humane, derived from his own life experiences: love and happiness from small things make life worth living.
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1988
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Leida Laius
The psychological drama directed by Leida Laius keeps expanding upon a woman's destiny.
Valentina gets out of prison, goes back to Estonia and starts looking for her son Jüri whom she has given up for adoption years ago. She firmly believes that together with her son life would completely change. Valentina has grown up in an orphanage and knows nothing about her parents. She blames the fact for the twists and turns of her life and wants better for her son whom she loves from the bottom of her heart. When Valentina finally finds her son in Tartu where he lives in a civilized well-off Estonian family, she will face an unexpected issue.
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2006
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Feature film, Full length feature, Comedy, Youth
| Director:
Ian Cottage
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2003
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Feature film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Marko Raat
Short film by Marko Raat about the power games between two women in a hotel suite.
A maid comes to clean a hotel room and becomes enchanted by the possessions and life of its resident. She visualizes herself to be in the world of that unknown woman while putting on an elegant evening gown and becoming that other lady in order to enjoy the moment of having the taste of upper class life. When the resident returns her room, she finds a sleeping young woman in her bathroom. Things take a cruel turn where the hotel maid plays the part of Cinderella and the game rules will be set by the middle-aged lady disappointed in life.
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1976
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Feature film, Full length feature, Comedy
| Director:
Arvo Kruusement
The second film of the trilogy (based on the novels "Spring", "Summer" and "Autumn" by Oskar Luts) directed by Arvo Kruusement follows the life of the characters known from "Spring" with a humorous undertone.
Joosep Toots is always playing a practical joke on someone and Jorh Adniel Kiir keeps failing in everything he does. Both of them try to win Teele's heart; however, the moody young woman seems to be extremely determined. The beloved actors and actresses from "Kevade", the first part of the film trilogy, appear again in the roles while having grown up in the meantime. "Summer" depicts the life of the early 20th century in a humorous way while the lyrical undertone is provided by beautiful Estonian landscapes and the soundtrack familiar from "Spring".
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2016
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Feature film, Short, Drama
| Director:
Jürgen Volmer
Story about learning how to love on a cold summers night, when Kusta came to Maali, but she wouldn’t let him in. Based on a novel by Friedebert Tuglas.
The family is already asleep when Kusta knocks on the door. Behind it, sleeps Maali, crushed from the hard work, dreaming of getting married, raising a family, building a farm. But the knocker is a young servant Kusta, who just wants to spend the night in her warm hands. But Maali knows, why the boy is here and wont let him in. One wants to live, one wants to play, but Maali is already too old to waste her time on ___. But Kusta knows how to play and soon he’s lying in her bed. They both seem to enjoy ...
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1965
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
| Director:
Veljo Käsper
The first full-length feature film directed by Veljo Käsper depicts the first scientific experiences of a young astronomer. Majority of the film has been shot in newly established Tartu Observatory.
A talented young student of astronomy and an experienced strict professor both dream about discoverying a supernova. When the student experiences beginner's luck, the whole research group will be excited. Then, opposite scientific approaches collide and decisions must be made - now the greatness of the scientist's spirit will open up.
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2023
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Feature film, Short, Thriller, Drama
| Director:
Steven-Kristjan Tšoba
Since birth, the younger brother has had to submit to the orders and taunts of the older brother. The story takes an unexpected turn when the younger brother stands up and briefly loses control of the situation.
Since birth, the younger brother has had to submit to the orders and taunts of the older brother. The brothers live on a lonely farm with their grandmother. The older brother's anger against the younger one grows over time because of the grandmother, who favors the younger brother in almost every situation. In the midst of a complicated brotherhood, both brothers are in search of love and acceptance. The story takes an unexpected turn when the younger brother stands up and briefly loses control of the situation.
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2021
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Feature film, Full length feature, Comedy, Drama
| Director:
Meel Paliale
A regular day at the car shop comes to an end when two friends Kiik and
Eerik discover their boss’s dead body. After Kiik finds his girlfriend cheating him with a local playboy, he suffers a mental breakdown and runs away.
A regular day at the car shop comes to an end when two friends Kiik and
Eerik discover their boss’s dead body. After Kiik finds his girlfriend cheating him with a local playboy, he suffers a mental breakdown and runs away. Kiik becomes fixated with cutting off all memories of his old relationship that includes chopping down a tree at the other side of the country where they gave a vow for eternal love. Kiik and Eerik hit the road.
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2008
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama, Biographical
| Director:
Ain Mäeots
The drama directed by Ain Mäeots is based on the play "Taarka" by Kauksi Ülle and tells the story of the Mother of Song - Hilana Taarka - who was despised as a woman and worshipped as a singer.
When young Taarka plays the frog and prince game with her friend Vasso and kisses him, her destiny is already being changed - Taarka's father has gambled away all his money and his daughter's silver jewelry in the tavern. Taarka has a great singing talent but since she is poor and has dark complexion her boyfriend Vasso is told not to marry her. When Taarka gives birth to twins, Vasso is nowhere to be seen. She struggles through life alone and becomes a self-confident woman living according to her own rules. She is known as the Mother of Song ...
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2023
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Feature film, Full length feature, Comedy, Family
| Director:
Ingomar Vihmar
When clever pre-teens Oliver and Sass create a new product that attracts the interest of a mysterious investor, the boys secretly have to hire Oliver’s recently fired father to run their business.
13-year-old Oliver and Sass make a nose-shaped glasses holder in shop class, which attracts the interest of a mysterious major investor. At the same time, Oliver’s recently laid off father is struggling to find a new job. The boys are too young to run their business themselves so Oliver hatches a plan to kill two birds with one stone: they hire Oliver’s dad to run their business, also saving his parents’ rocky marriage! The trick is that Oliver’s father doesn’t know that he works for his son and son’s friend Sass. A fast-paced duplicitous game unfolds and starts to escalate ...
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2018
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Feature film, Full length feature, Drama
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Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo
What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it!
One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika whom he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
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2011
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Feature film, Short, Other categories
| Director:
Jaak Kilmi
Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma made the residents of Tallinn to perform the opposition between the manor owner Johann von Uexküll in Riisipere and the Hochedle Rath der Stadt Reval or the higher consilium governing the city of Tallinn back in 16th century.
Playful tale of fantasy about the city of Tallinn told by the stories of local people. The stories of the living and the dead, memories and urban legends, children and skeletons meet here. The almost one-thousand-year-old legend of Tallinn brings all these seemingly different tales together. Manor owner Johann von Üxküll was executed in Tallinn in 1535 for killing peasant Mattis. 12 present day residents of Tallinn reconstruct this old tale in front of cameras – the story about justice and equality.