Filmed over four years in the provincial city of Yekaterinburg, The Last Relic is a stark cinematic portrait of the absurdity of life in Russia where the majority dreams of restoring imperial glory and a handful of opposition activists desperately resists Putin’s relentless march towards a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"You" are trying to get in touch with "your inner self", but it turns out you speak different languages and turns on the mode of self-destruction.
Lauri Randla’s first full length feature film is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.
Born to march to the rhythms of the power, they follow the promise of immortality. The film looks at the making of a Russian citizen from a fresh angle.
Two special agents are tasked with protecting the computer programme that runs a future metropolis. However, the ‘Soviet Union’ virus soon starts wreaking havoc. A delirious ride!
It is 1992 and the first free elections held in Estonia since World War II have to the surprise of all brought to power young and idealistic political forces. This is a story about gaining and losing trust, about the widening conflict between idealists and a rising economic elite, when a prime minister’s good options grow fewer by the day.
The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.
Six-year-old Leelo’s mother is deported to a Siberian prison camp during Stalinist repressions. The little girl tries to be as good as she can in the belief that this will bring her mother back home.
The documentary introduces excerpts of those against the Nicaragua Canal fighting for their human rights, public order, democracy, private property and freedom of expression.
Journalistic documentary about the conflict between Israel and Palestine from the point of view of local Arabs and Jews.
The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.
Playful documentary by Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma about the development of their generation during the Soviet era where the totalitarian power confronted the heroes of pop culture and the Finnish Television was the window to the world of dreams.
Belarusian director Juri Hashtshevatski's documentary about the presidential elections in Belarus in 2006, the resistance by opposition and dictator Lukashenko's dirty tricks.
Eurobus is driving around Estonia with people on board who give information about the European Union.
Portrait documentary about cameraman Semyon Shkolnikov and the Soviet era that he filmed.
Anatomy of totalitarism. Sarcastic retrospect to the darkest era in Estonian history during 20th century.
Propaganda documentary about the conference and ideological work of the propaganda activists in the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Documentary by Semyon Shkolnikov about the ideological diversion against the Soviet Union.
Documentary by Rein Karemäe about implementing an innovative production system in Marat textile factory.
Presentation of the collection of plays by August Kitzberg, translated into Russian. Scene from the play "Werewolf" at the Tallinn State Russian Drama Theatre.
The propagandistic thriller is based on true events, telling about Estonian expatriates hired by the Western Secret Service and sent back to the Soviet Estonia in 1950s in order to carry out diversionary activities.