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Leaving a troubled home, 13-year-old Paul finds himself in a strange town, joining a gang of local kids and making a series of increasingly bad decisions. His seemingly inevitable downfall is thwarted, however, by a peculiar local man.
She has one hand and low demands on her own well-being, but a big soul and high demands on the humanity of children and the friendliness of horses.
Music video by Ann Marii Moorus talks about two old friends, how suddeny find themselves falling in love with eachother.
If fear and anticipation could kill...
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
The documentary portrays the acclaimed Song Festival conductor and music teacher Lydia Rahula.
Estonian well known writer Mehis Heinsaar has seven encounters during his journey in the wilderness, which will open to the viewer the magical inner world of the writer.
10-year-old Otto, who has lost his parents, receives an unexpected gift at the night of his birthday, when a little dog Laika lands on earth in Sputnik 2.
Two city kids, zero smartphones, one village. When left at Granny’s the siblings find an instruction on how to build a devilish creature. The only missing puzzle is one soul...
It's David Vseviov's birthday - a day that becomes a journey through stories of time
Retired top lawyer Monika Mägi and Steven-Hristo Evestus, who is at the peak of his prosecuting career will argue.
Grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of eleven is preparing for her birthday. Will the 88 th birthday arrive in loneliness?
Young startup entrepreneur Õie and a serial failure Tõnu follow their crazy ride from Estonia all the way to Silicon Valley — and back.
In the village of Virago, where no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday, Tõnu is about to turn forty.
The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.
The first short ficton film of BFM film arts students is an awkwardlly funny story about the importance of money to different types of people.
Lauri Lagle's first feature film is profound and smooth like a summer's night. It is a physical progression and a mental journey towards something other than a mere geographical location on a map.
Ave Nahkur, the author of the Ladies of Our Village (Meie Küla Eided) picture series, decides to make a change in her life and move from her home village in Estonia to one of the Spain's Canary Islands. The documentary tries to find out how difficult it is to leave all familiar paths in one's homeland and whether this decision can be right at all.
A girl trapped between two worlds.
Documentary about Estonian contemporary artist Leonhard Lapin.
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.
Middle-aged Helen, who still hasn't gotten over her divorce, is dragged to the night club on her birthday. Unable to give life a new chance, she ends the night as an intruder in her old home.
Overeducated and unemployed, Manivald lives with his overbearing mother. When their washing machine breaks down one day, Toomas the repairman arrives to fix it and them.
“TO LIGHT” is a short documentary film made as a graduation work by Nora Särak for MA in Directing Documentary department of the Baltic Film and Media School. It was produced in 2015 by the Baltic Film and Media School. Using the poetic, observational and experimental style the film portrays a relationship between the mother Linda Kallas and the son Mart Kallas who live alone without any friends and neighbours, still looking for the light and not giving up in their own strange way.
Love can strike you like a bolt from the blue – when you’re least prepared for it.
“Happy Birthday” is an outlook vision about the duel between the bible hero Jesus and a man-made robot.
The feature film directed by Rainer Sarnet is based on the novel "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The filmmaker interprets the well-known classic in a contemporary film language with talented Estonian actors and actresses who perform in the enchanting yet intimidating beauty of a sacral space.
The film follows four children throughout their schoolyear as well as documents time and Estonia.
Documentary about the original world of Tanel Koppen, a man from Viru county, Estonia.
41-year-old Jaanika lost her vision due to diabetes at the age of 11. She sees difficulties in life as an opportunity to develop as an individual and tries to lead an independent life in the world of vision.
Famous conductor returns to homeland in order to celebrate his 50th birthday, however, the power of money will prevail.
The drama directed by Tõnu Virve is based on the play "Lukas" by Icelandic writer Gudmundur Steinsson, telling the story about an elderly couple dedicated to serving their son.
The Nõu family visits Helga's brother Rein Raukas for the latter's 50th birthday in Saltsjöbaden on November 20, 1989.
Documentary directed by Märt Müür about his family, deportation and meetings with people with similar destinies.
This is a film about the last red vicegerent of Estonia - the secretary of the Estonian Communist Party Central Comittee.
Documentary by Peep Puks based on Estonian national identity and culture.
Karl Aru, retired General Major of artillery, celebrates his 80th birthday with a festive yet official reception and introduces his home village.