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  • Öö
    Öö

    2023 | Feature film, Short | Director: Teresa Väli

  • A Letter From Helga
    A Letter From Helga

    2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir

    In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni begins a passionate, forbidden affair with his neighbour Helga, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.

  • Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost
    Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost

    Original title: Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

    2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    In the second film of medieval thriller, the night watchman is frightened by a terrible ghost - the tragically drowned daughter of a rich merchant.

  • Roots: A Poem About Love
    Roots: A Poem About Love

    Original title: Juured: Poeem armastusest

    2018 | Documentary | Director: Nora Särak, Dominik Krutsky

    It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love.

  • The Lady in the Car
    The Lady in the Car

    Original title: Daam autos

    1992 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Urbla

    The psychological thriller directed by Peeter Urbla is based on the well-known novel "The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun" by S. Japrisot.

  • Nail I
    Nail I

    Original title: Nael I

    1972 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Heino Pars

    Four short tales with regular nails as main charracters. Several human strains get ridiuled through the relations between nails.

  • The Old Thomas was Stolen
    The Old Thomas was Stolen

    Title in Estonian: Varastati Vana Toomas

    1970 | Full length feature, Musical film, Feature film | Director: Semjon Školnikov

    The film by Semyon Shkolnikov, an acknowledged documentary filmmaker and former war cameraman. The film is a musical comedy about the Old Thomas, a medieval city symbol in Tallinn and about his adventures in the present day Tallinn.

  • The Midday Ferry
    The Midday Ferry

    Original title: Keskpäevane praam

    1967 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

    The drama directed by Kaljo Kiisk depicts the way people act and think in a crisis situation. The screenplay by Juhan Smuul includes both elements of a disaster film as well as a witty dialogue.

  • Relatives 1
    Relatives 1

    Original title: Sugulased 1

    1963 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Relatives and acquaintances of the married writers' couple Helga and Enn Nõu in Sweden, in 1962-1963.

  • Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko
    Tchekist Commissar Miroschtschenko

    Original title: Tšeka komissar Miroštšenko

    1925 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Paul Sehnert

    The melodrama directed by Paul Sehnert tells the story about a couple in love who wants to return to Estonia from Russia. Soviet authorities receive secret complaints about the couple and start to work against their plans.

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