The Island (1999)

Vilsandi is one of the least accessible islands in Estonia and life on that island requires extreme patience and stamina. The forced "imprisonment" caused by ice and bad weather conditions may last up to half a year. The film shows the effect of this on human behaviour, thinking and perception of time. We are interested in the human being and his sense of time. These are people from a remote corner of Estonia, people with their own lives and dreams. The film shows the life of the Vilsandi people during the late autumn and early winter period... A continuum of life on Vilsandi island before the end of this century, at the end of the millennium.
We all face the turn of the century.