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Hit Big

Original title (in Finnish): Hetki lyö

2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää

On Spain’s Costa del Sol a Finnish family abandoned by a crime boss take their own back by stealing the haul of a major heist.

"Hit Big" revolves around Marjaleena, a 60-year-old, boozed-up former beauty pageant star who left Finland for Spain's Costa del Sol where she runs Bar Belle, once a popular spot for Finnish tourists, with her handyman Mikko. One day, they hear that Marjaleena's husband, Worm, will be released after 20 years in prison and is planning a dream life with his cell-mate lover thanks to the stashed proceeds of a major heist. Feeling betrayed, Marjaleena sets off to get her share of the millions.
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Walker on Water

Original title: Vetelkõndija

2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Anu Aun

A documentary about being a woman, told through the life and work of Estonia’s most beloved and internationally most known contemporary poetess Kristiina Ehin.

There’s a character in poetess and prose writer Kristiina Ehin’s book “The Last of the Monogamists” who walks on water. This person is looking for two things in life – love and truth. She is someone who still believes in miracles and is able to make them happen. Someone who’s not afraid to set challenges for herself and meet them... She is Kristiina, herself. Kristiina’s tragically playful figure is filmogenic both inwardly and outwardly. Her girlish, almost nymph-like appearance seems to imply an equally fragile personality. Kristiina’s sparkling eyes and modest smile hide an extraordinarily sharp pen, deep sense of ...
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Swing, Axe and the Tree of Eternal Love

Original title: Kiik, Kirves ja Igavese Armastuse Puu

2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Meel Paliale

A regular day at the car shop comes to an end when two friends Kiik and Eerik discover their boss’s dead body. After Kiik finds his girlfriend cheating him with a local playboy, he suffers a mental breakdown and runs away.

A regular day at the car shop comes to an end when two friends Kiik and Eerik discover their boss’s dead body. After Kiik finds his girlfriend cheating him with a local playboy, he suffers a mental breakdown and runs away. Kiik becomes fixated with cutting off all memories of his old relationship that includes chopping down a tree at the other side of the country where they gave a vow for eternal love. Kiik and Eerik hit the road.
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Christmas In The Jungle

Original title in Latvian: Ziemassvētki Džungļos

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jaak Kilmi

In an effort to avert the break-up of her family, Paula with her friend Akhim go to the jungle to find Santa Claus.

Paula has to leave behind the world she knows when her family moves to a new exotic place. While her new life is exciting, she feels the place and her whole family is missing Christmas spirit. Together with her friend Akhim they decide to go to the jungle to find Christmas shaman. Yet neither of them realise how dangerous this adventure will be.
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A Demonstration Of Brilliance In Four Acts

Original title: Briljantsuse demonstratsioon neljas vaatuses

2018 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak

The people are waiting for someone special. And he arrives...

The people are waiting for someone special. Someone special is born – a grown-up man in a suit. They follow the man and cheer for his theatrical but utterly pointless performances. In the middle of one performance he makes a mistake and the people who have so far adored him, leave. Left alone, he meets a woman who is made for him. The theatrical performances continue...
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Funny Family

Originalt title (in Russian): Веселая cемейка

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Pogosov

The wine factory belonging to Artur's family in Armenia is about to go bankrupt. After the destructive review by an Estonian wine critic, it is decided that Artur should go to Estonia to investigate the matter.

Artur (Armen Arušanjan) is secretly dreaming of a filmmaker's career. Secretly, because his grandfather believes Artur is the right guy to take over the family's wine business. Yet, the very business is threatened by crash right before the forthcoming deal – an Estonian wine expert has written devastating criticism about the wine factory in his blog. Artur agrees to travel to Tallinn in order to solve the complicated situation and to meet the producer who has shown interest towards his screenplay. But before Artur manages to find the hated wine blogger, he runs across a self-righteous, sharp-tongued, temperamental waitress Ingrid ...
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Jackpot

Original title: Jackpot

2008 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Eva-Katariina Taimre

Cinéma vérité documentary about two lottery winners and their lives before and after the big victory.

Only two people of the 76 lottery winners in Estonia (who are afraid of publicity) agree talking about their life and lottery victory - Urve and Rudolf. Fortunately they have not had to experience envy; instead, they have been congratulated for their luck. Urve is a beginner in lottery playing - she bought her ticket because she trusted her strong gut feeling: as if something told her to buy it. The victory sum of 8,6 million Estonian kroons provided new life for Urve, a production line operator, and her family. Rudolf, however, had played lottery for years and finally the ...
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Pharmacist

Original title: Apteeker

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Jaanis Valk

Ester, a good-tempered pharmacist living in Virtsu, has courage to be different. She loves nature, animals and solitude.

This is a story about a pharmacist in her late 50s who works in a small community. Unlike the other members of her community, the woman finds happiness in helping cats and other animals and not in drinking alcohol near the village shop nor earning mammon. She has no husband nor children and she actually does not want to have them. She likes her solitude and has courage to be different. However, this is "unacceptable" for the society.
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American Mountains

Original title: Ameerika mäed

1994 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

Feature film by Peeter Simm about a man who is mysteriously released after a long imprisonment. When he comes home, it turns out that the price of freedom is high.

A former goldminer who had run foul of the law is made an unusual offer by mafia. When he arrives at his home country after a long absence, he won't be able to face his fears and gets into odd situations. The power of money and popularity among women won't let him step down from the rollercoaster in order to make right decisions. Fulfilling his childhood dream will make his life even more complicated.
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A Little Motorscooter

Original title: Väike motoroller

1962 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Heino Pars

A little motoscooter falls down from the truck carring toys. After several adventures the smart motoscooter finds its way to the kindergarden where it bring a lot of joy to a lot of children.
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