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Casting

Original title: Casting

2006 | Documentary | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv

Ken Saar holds a casting call in order to find main stars for a non-existent Bollywood film, befooling the jury and the participants.

Scandalous TV producer Ken Saan works on a new reality TV series "Bollywood" where the grand prix for the participants will be the main character in a real Bollywood feature film. During four days, Ken together with the jury (Andrus Vaarik, Anne Veski, Maria Rahula, Mr Triphati, the Indian ambassador in Estonia) look for the partipants for the new programme in various places in Estonia. The documentary that looks like a funny road movie won't reveal the borders between the real and the fictional world.
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Original title: Tühirand

2006 | Feature film, Short | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

Debut film of director Veiko Õunpuu, based on the short story of the same title by Mati Unt.

A young intellectual man Mati manages to get into a situation where he has to spend a weekend together with her wife and her lover. They all drive to the lover's summer cottage. Mati has made up his mind to win back his wife, no matter the reason – jealousy or pride. What is love? Who is able to have faith in it? What can be believed in after all? A young man is searching for answers, with the help of gallons of vodka, hysteria, Eastern martial arts and an incredibly pretty art student Marina.
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One Thousand and One Nights

Original title: 1001 öö muinasjutt ehk Eesti naiste imelised seiklused Egiptuses

2006 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Elo Selirand, Anne-Mari Neider

The resorts of Egypt have become as accessible as local Narva-Jõesuu, people go to spend their weekends there. What lies ahead? Pyramids? Yes. Warmth? Yes. Extreme attention to white women, uncovered locks of hair and shoulders? YES! The film crew recruited blonde Eneli to be the bate as well as the main character and flew to an Egyptian resort to take a closer look. What do Egyptian men want, what do white women expect, how does a culture change work with the main means being flirtation and personal relationships? The film does not give answers, but shares a first-hand experience. ...
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The Art of Selling

Original title: Müümise kunst

2006 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi study the new religion of neo-Capitalist society - a selling strategy training.

The young democracy explores the practices of the market economy. Eager for change, Raigo, a young student of theology and Mare, rather passive middle aged widow, together with several others try their luck in the selling business. All you need to do is follow the path of Peep, Estonian star in motivation training, or Evelin, who in just a few years turned from a dull mother of twins into a happy, emancipated and successful business woman. But is everything in life a matter of how you sell yourself? Can Evelin’s motto „manipulate and be manipulated” lead everyone to happiness? And ...
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The Undertaker

Original title: Surnumatja / The Undertaker

2005 | Feature film, Short | Director: Annaleena Piel Linna

Dark comedy directed by Annaleena Piel Linna about a man who hopes to make a fortune with a suicide bureau in a small town somewhere on the outskirts of the world.

Calvin is considering to commit a suicide but at the last moment he will get a better idea - to found a suicide bureau in a snowbound small town somewhere on the outskirts of the world. He hopes to make a fortune with his idea of selling suicides. Naturally, Calvin tries to avoid the suicide plans that are too common. The ideas he offers people for leaving this world are entirely unique and smashing, with the guarantee of making the client famous after death. Such ideas are worth lots of money. Calvin seems to be lucky – all of a ...
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ID

2004 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Meeme Kerge

Rein Mikke, born as an Estonian citizen, was adopted by Russian parents in 1950s. Now he is trying to overcome bureaucratic obstacles and restore his Estonian citizenship and related rights.

Born as an Estonian citizen in Viru county, Estonia, in January 1950, Rein Mikke was involuntarily adopted by the employees of The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) and his name was changed to Vladimir Levchenkov, later Aleksey Levchenkov. Originally an Estonian citizen must acquire another citizenship while living in his homeland due to the fact that the act of involuntary adoption remained lawfully valid and Mikke's identity was proved only by his red passport. Now his aim is to take back his real name and citizenship. Eesti sünnijärgne kodanik on sunnitud oma kodumaal elama võõra riigi kodanikuna, ainsaks isikut tõendavaks ...
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Barbarians

Original title: Barbarid

2003 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Hardi Volmer

It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe.

It is an absolutely wonderful Barbiland, made of plastic and safe. But in one morning line-up the Queen has to listen to the well-known fatal words: “ You Queen are the fairest on the world but Dennis-Dolly even fairer.”. At last, Dolly's new friends – the old abanponed dolls are faced a problem - which of them is the divine Dolly, when the only identifing features on them are their clothes and accessories. Is it worth dying for?
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Estonian Prison

Original title: Eesti vangla

2003 | Documentary | Director: Indrek Kangur

The main subject of the history documentary is Patarei Prison - a unique architectural and historical building.

Tower, Bastille, Sing-Sing, Butyrka are all ominous buildings with rich history. The first Republic of Estonia that was established in February 1918 founded a central prison (that people started to call simply "Patarei") in the buildings of a former cannon battery of a sea fortress. During various eras both criminals and visionaries have been imprisoned here. Recollections of those who have been prisoners due to their worldview include the pieces of Estonian and European history in 20th century.
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Karl and Marilyn

Original title: Karl ja Marilin

2003 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Pärn

Karl is tired of the heavy burden of fame that oppresses him and he decides to liberate himself from it. He returns to life among so called ordinary people, after which he crosses paths with fame-seeking Marilyn. Ordinary Karl is the force that turns Marilyn into an idol of the masses. But not for long…

Karl is tired of the heavy burden of fame that oppresses him and he decides to liberate himself from it. He returns to life among so called ordinary people, after which he crosses paths with fame-seeking Marilyn. Ordinary Karl is the force that turns Marilyn into an idol of the masses. But not for long…
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The Year of the Monkey

Original title: Ahviaasta

2003 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Ülo Pikkov

The animated film “The Year of the Monkey” is a story of a monkey who lives in a zoo and, as chance would have it, is forced to start living like a human being.

The animated film “The Year of the Monkey” is a story of a monkey who lives in a zoo and, as chance would have it, is forced to start living like a human being. The monkey is mistaken for a drunken Santa Claus who got lost and ended up in the zoo, and he is taken away for treatment of alcohol abuse. There all the monkey’s hairs are shaved off, after which he outwardly seems to be a proper citizen. Human society quickly accepts its new member, the shaved monkey, and the monkey becomes an honoured public ...
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