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Wedding Picture

Original title: A потoм оглянулся…

1980 | Short, Feature film | Director: Raul Tammet

Psychologial sci-fi film directed by Raul Tammet about human responsibility and the irreversible consequences of it.

First it seems that the film tells a common, modern story about a lonely old man and his life, both lived and unlived. Yet, the components of science-fiction in the film make the audience think about the ephemerality of real life from the perspective of eternity. While walking in the forest, the old man named Ants finds a man who has landed with an unknown flying object. The young man has the ability to move back in time. He will take the old man back to the year 1939 with his special chronometer. It is the year when the wedding ...
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Wild Violets

Original title: Metskannikesed

1980 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The patriotic war film full of adventures is directed by Kaljo Kiisk Kaljo Kiisa lavastatud sõjalis-patriootiline seiklusfilm imperialistide agentide ja nende käsilaste tabamisoperatsioonist sõjajärgses Eestis.

It is the year of 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western espionage will arrive to support the local buckwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of Estonian buckwhackers. His camouflaged squad must find the hiding place and the key people in the forest. This is a battle without a front line. Rein knows that every false move will cost the lives of his squad members. When they meet ...
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Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

Original title: Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell

1979 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

The sci-fi detective film directed by Grigori Kromanov tells the story about the encounter between men and extraterrestial visitors. The cult film is based on the sci-fi novel "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

When police officer Glebsky prepares to spend a peaceful night at a lonely hotel in the middle of snowy mountains he has no idea that he will meet some extravagant guests there. What's more, some of them behave in a suspicious way and nightmarish fear seems to hide behind their fake vivacity. Hinckus, who has tuberculosis, can be understood in his troubles. But what is wrong with others staying at the hotel - physicist Simone, respectable Mr and Mrs Moses? And what secrets does the manager of the hotel, Alex, hide? Murder is only the question of time in such ...
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Murder on the 31st Floor Part I

Original title: 31. osakonna hukk, I jagu

1979 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Peeter Urbla

The political detective film directed by Peeter Urbla is based on the sci-fi novel "Murder on the 31st Floor" by Swedish writer Per Wahlöö, warning against the social effects of media corruption.

Police officer Jensen tells to evacute the whole building of a leading media group after a bomb threat is made. There won't be any explosion; however, the media group sustains big losses because of the work stoppage and the management requires investigation of the case and makes no public notice about it. Officer Jensen identifies six suspects, then finds out that he is being followed himself, especially when he gets involved in the obscure activities of the 31st floor. Investigations lead to confessions and the case will be closed. The one who pleads himself guilty suddenly dies in the detention ...
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Nest of Winds

Original title: Tuulte pesa

1979 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Olav Neuland

The debut feature film directed by Olav Neuland about the disquieting life in an Estonian forest farm after the war, about the farmer's complicated relationships with forest brothers and the Soviet authorities. The leading roles are played by Rudolf Allabert and Evald Aavik; Tõnu Kark makes his debut as a film actor.

Despite the fact that war is over there is no peace in Mahtjamäe farm. Jüri Piir, the farmer, is pressurized either by the forest brothers or the village deputy following the orders of Soviet authorities. Foreign views and demands force Jüri to make difficult decisions.
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The Master of Kõrboja

Original title: Kõrboja peremees

1979 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Leida Laius

The drama directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "The Master of Kõrboja" by Anton Hansen Tammsaare, telling the multilayered story about a farm in need of a master and about hopeless love.

Anna, the daughter of an elderly owner of Kõrboja farm, is told by her father that if she won't move in their home farm then it will be sold to strangers. But the farm needs also a master, and Anna has been living in town for years. She comes back home and meets again Villu, her friend from childhood. Villu is still as temperamental as he used to be and Anna has always been a stubborn one. Now they have grown up. The more fellow villagers find the couple a strange one, the more they are attracted to each other.
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Õpetaja

1979 | Short, Feature film | Director: Mark Soosaar
Inquest of Pilot Pirx

Original title: Navigaator Pirx

1978 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marek Piestrak

The feature film is an Estonian-Polish co-production directed by Marek Piestrak and based on the story "The Investigation" by science-fiction writer Stanislaw Lem. The suspense film tells the story of a space flight with robots among the crew, in order to find out whether robots can replace human beings during space flights.

Developing androids has theoretically reached the point where these could be mass-produced. It must be tested first whether androids can be preferred to human beings since robots are free from human weaknesses. In order to prove this, navigator Pirx must complete a space flight together with a crew where there are robots among human beings, in order to get the neutral evaluation of everyone's abilities. However, It turns out during the flight that even robots don't want to become mass-produced items and the moment the perfect android goes against its creator, human beings will have nothing else to rely on ...
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Woman Heating the Sauna

Original title: Naine kütab sauna

1978 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Arvo Kruusement

The monodrama directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the novel "Winter Holiday" by Villem Gross. The film tells the story of Anu Soldam, a working class woman, during a few winter days while she is being told by her boss to go to the countryside to heat the sauna for foreign guests.

On a snowy winter day Anu Soldam comes from town to the summerhouse belonging to the company she works for in order to clean up the place and heat the sauna for bosses and foreign guests. Instead of having a few days winter holiday, Anu will face the biggest challenge of her life. The farmhouse in the neighbourhood was once the home for a happy family - Anu, her husband Tõnis and their little daughter. Now that Anu and Tõnis are divorced, they will meet again at the funeral of Aita, the old woman who had lived in the same ...
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Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

Title in Estonian: Surma hinda küsi surnutelt

1977 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

Historical film directed by Kaljo Kiisk is observing the destiny of the dissenters in the bourgeois Estonia after the coup in December 1924.

After the attempted Communist coup d'état in December 1924, Communists continue their underground action. One of the leaders, Anton Sommer is an intelligent Communist and a man of principle who is arrested and sent to military court. He remains silent in interrogation as he considers it dishonorable to protect himself from accusations. Authorities try to make Sommer plead guilty and admit the revolutionaries' loss, but for Sommer honour is more important that life. His fellow fighter Ester pays back for him. However, when looking in the eye of Sommer's wife (as traitor) and the mother of the their children she ...
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