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Life Creates Life

Original title (in Estonian): "Elu look elu"

2015 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Jürgen-Kristoffer Korstnik

“Life Creates Life” – this seems to be an overall metaphor of life for a breathing therapist, artist and birth supporter, whose name is Svea. Svea is a woman who has a special mission in her life to send off and receive the new souls that are about to born into this physical world. Now is the day when she needs to stand in front of the biggest transformations and mysteries in the life of herself, her friend and a human soul. Likewise our breathing process, the everlasting cycle of birth and death is totally a natural phenomena.
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40+2 weeks

Original title: 40+2 nädalat

2012 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Margit Lillak

When people make plans, the gods laugh (juhtlause) How to give birth? Under water or on the dry land? In the hospital or at home? Standing up or lying down? Will routine or free will ultimately come out on top? A humorous documentary examines how contemporary women relate to childbirth and what options they have to choose between in making their decisions. The author, a main character of the film becomes pregnant for the first time. In parallel with her somewhat Borat-like adventures in the diverse world of services, packages and birth methods, the story of two very different women unfolds.
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Taarka

2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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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The Pearlman

Original title: Pärlimees

2006 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Rao Heidmets

A smart leader can keep the culture of his nation ingenous for a long time,but he is helpless against the interchange of genes.

A smart leader can keep the culture of his nation ingenous for a long time,but he is helpless against the interchange of genes.
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Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050

Original title: Armas tuss 50 aastat hiljem

2000 | Feature film, Short | Director: René Vilbre

Futuristic vision with the touch of absurd about the Estonian people's possibilities to survive.

Two oldsters have decided to make babies. When they were young they never had time for that because they had to work hard in order to survive. Now that they are retired, the two active oldsters make babies for sale in order to spend their old age for consuming beer, cigarettes and cocaine. It is the year of 2050. Soon, the third baby of the oldsters' couple will be born and the selling price is going up. Moral and ethical categories have changed. Ageing Europe needs children.
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Just Married

Original title: Just märried

1998 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Peep Pedmanson

In the high seas, a legless Fisherman meets a big two-headed Ship, where weird handless Creatures are dancing around their big Goddess.

In the high seas, a legless Fisherman meets a big two-headed Ship, where weird handless Creatures are dancing around their big Goddess. She gives birth to a child while the battle between their Ship and Fisherman is going on... The ship sinks and Fisherman's Iceberg-home sinks too. Somewhere life goes on, surrounded by a wedding-car's music: Beach Boy's "Surfin' USA"!
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City Unplugged

Darkness in Tallinn

1993 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilkka Järvilaturi

The action film directed by Finnish filmmaker Ilkka Järvi-Laturi tells the story how the national gold reserve arrives at Tallinn after Estonia has regained its independence and how the local mafia has extensive plans to steal it. Soome režissööri Ilkka Järvilaturi märulifilm Eesti kullavarude jõudmisest Tallinna pärast taasiseseisvumist ja kohaliku maffia suurejoonelisest plaanist kuld röövida.

It is the year of 1991. The pre-war gold reserve of the Republic of Estonia is being sent back to its homeland from Paris. There are gold bars worth billions that are about to arrive at Estonian Bank after fifty years of concealment. The local mafia is planning a great gold robbery. Extensive blackout would help them to switch off all security systems - young electrician Toivo is offered a huge sum of money if he will cut off electricity in the whole city. Toivo's pregnant wife Maria tells him to accept the job. At the same night, she gives ...
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Minu Tartu

1980 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp
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Sündis inimene

1975 | Documentary | Director: Leida Laius
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Unusual Case

Original title: Tavatu lugu

1973 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kalju Komissarov

The feature film directed by Kaljo Komissarov is introduced by the documentary scenes depicting protest movement against war and violence in 1960s. The youth drama that includes motifs from Antonioni's cult movie "Zabriskie Point" investigates a criminal case that will become unusual due to the generation gap, distrust and communication difficulties.

A freshly graduated criminalist is given an assignment to file a criminal arson case admitted by 18-year-old Epp-Kai. However, the criminalist cannot find the motive for the misdemeanour. His partner, an experienced investigator overloaded with work, finds it unnecessary to have long conversations with the accused. The young criminalist perceives that Epp-Kai has something to hide while having desperate struggle within herself in pre-trial detention, trying to find the right way out.
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