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Anniversary Ache

2010 | Students film, Short | Director: Suive Pahrt

Two lovers who have lost a connection between them find it in a strange way on their anniversary.

When He arrives home on the morning of a relationship anniversary with a stranger's lipstick mark, She becomes furious. The two lovers have lost a connection between them and suddenly, in her anger, She finds it again - She realizes that if causing physical harm to herself, it is He who experiences the pain and that it is a perfect revenge opportunity.
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Anniversary Ache II

2010 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Alisa Kutsõk
No Finish Line

Original title: Ultra Vennikased

2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Kullar Viimne
Somnambulance

Original title: Somnambuul

2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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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Good Hands

Original title: Head käed

2001 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The crime comedy directed by Peeter Simm is based on the story "Arnold" by Toomas Raudam. It is an adventurous tale about friendship, humanity and discovering love.

Professional pickpocket Margita from Riga fails in stealing a car and hides out in an Estonian small town. She wants to leave soon but her accomplice in Riga won't pick up the phone. She meets three Estonian men in the small town, all of them attracting attention and sympathy in Margita despite of their odd manners. To crown it all, an eight-year old Pavo is entrusted to Margita. She starts to feel that this place could be her new home, but then crime news appear in local newspapers.
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Heart of the Bear

Original title: Karu süda

2001 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

The romantic drama directed by Arvo Iho is based on the novel "The Heart of the Bear" by Nikolai Baturin and tells about a young hunter Niika who finds and loses himself and his love in a Siberian taiga.

The magic of Siberia brings hunter Niika back to the lands of Nordic people. Despite of the hospitality of the Nganasan people it turns out that Niika's destiny is not in his own hands but will be determined by the forces of nature. He can rediscover himself only when he is ready to experience passion and pain, desperation and unforgivable sin. He must meet his own shadow, to love a woman for whom no one else is left, and to kill his friend. The only way to escape his fate is to get the heart of the bear.
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The Human Camera

Original title: Inimkaamera

1999 | Feature film, Short | Director: Jaak Kilmi

Short film in the form of a video diary telling a story about a desperate young man who decides to document his relationship on the verge of a break-up with his girlfriend Anna.

The relationship between Rainer and Anna is about to end. The young man in despair starts to document his life with Anna, using a small video camera, in order to define the relationship. Rainer observes himself and Anna in bed, by the breakfast table, in the bathroom while filming everything, from arguments to the moments of bliss. While continuously recording everything that is going on in his life, Rainer tortures both himself and others. The video camera becomes a sickly method of self-study that contributes a lot to the break-up of the couple's relationship. Step by step, their relationship becomes ...
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Brides of Death

Original title: Surmamõrsjad

1990 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Tauno Kivihall

It's a tragical-lyrical puppet film about brides who drown themselves in a swamp.

Based on a ballady by an Estonian poet Marie Under. It's a tragical-lyrical puppet film about brides who drown themselves in a swamp, because enemies have killed their fiance's and devastated their land. The action of the film is played in controversary sequence - the re-meeting with their fiance's in the finale of the film acquires meaning of resurrection.
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Wild Swans

Original title: Metsluiged

1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Helle Karis

The film directed by Helle Karis is based on the fairy tale "Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen, telling the story of princess Elise who is determined to save her bewitched brothers with the power of love.

Princess Elise has eleven brothers bewitched by their evil stepmother - the boys have been turned into swans. In order to break the spell, Elise must weave a shirt of stinging nettles for every brother. During the work, she must remain completely silent, otherwise his brothers will die. Evil forces follow Elise's strange silence and odd weaving work while trying to destroy hope and love.
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Trees Were ...

Original title: Puud olid ...

1985 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The film directed by Peeter Simm is based on the novel "Trees Were, Trees Were Tender Brothers" by Mats Traat, telling the story of young Hind who unexpectedly becomes the head of a farm in the Governorate of Livonia in 19th century, during the times of corveé.

Typhus has killed the father, mother and older son of Palanumäe farm. Hind, younger son, realizes that he won't be able to manage the shabby farm alone. Paabu, the wife of older son, is good at housework and Hind likes her; however, more help than that is needed for maintaining the farm. Jaak, the farmhand, does more harm than good. The rumour is around that when converting to orthodoxy one will lead better life in a warm country - this, of course, attracts Hind, but angers the estate owners. How come this young inexperienced man wants something else than serving ...
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