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Christmas in Vigala

Original title: Jõulud Vigalas

1980 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mark Soosaar

The innovative author's film by Mark Soosaar with excellent camerawork combines documentary and fiction, telling the dramatic story during the Revolution of 1905 about the tragic destiny of Bernhard Laipmann, a reforming farmer who teaches people the ideas of enlightenment.

The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not the peaceful holiday. The manor house has been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and equality and alarmed by the violence of the revolution. He has not taken part in pillaging the manor house, so he should be found guilty. Nevertheless, Laipmann ...
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Murder on the 31st Floor Part II

Original title: 31. osakonna hukk, II jagu

1980 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 make no public notice about it. Officer Jensen identifies six suspects, then finds out that he is being followed, especially when he gets involved with the 31st floor. Investigations lead to confessions and the case will be closed. The one who pleads himself guilty suddenly dies in the detention room. Further investigation makes it ...
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The Ideal Landscape

Original title: Ideaalmaastik

1980 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The first full-length feature film directed by Peeter Simm is based on the story "The deputy of spring sowing" by Karl Helemäe, analyzing the choices of a young man during the era of the establishment of collective farms in Estonian countryside.

The beginning of 1950s. Mait Kukemeri from the Young Communist League is appointed to improve the process of spring sowing in a collective farm. The leader of the collective farm together with his fellow farmers won't rush to the field since the soil is too wet for sowing and there is not enough seed grain. But the authorities want the results. So the young deputy has to find a solution at any price. He will discover new things about life and himself during that crazy yet bright spring.
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Wedding Picture

Original title: A потoм оглянулся…

1980 | Feature film, Short | 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 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 | Feature film, Full length feature | 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 | Feature film, Short | Director: Mark Soosaar