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  • Goodbye Soviet Union
    Goodbye Soviet Union

    Original title: Hüvasti, NSVL

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Randla

    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.

  • Lockdown
    Lockdown

    2020 | Students film, Short | Director: Niina Rostovtseva

    A young couple is experiencing a relationship crisis in the period of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which culminates with unexpected confessions during an online game.

  • Our world is theirs
    Our world is theirs

    Title in Estonian: Meie maailm on nende oma

    2016 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Mati Kark

    Journalistic documentary about the conflict between Israel and Palestine from the point of view of local Arabs and Jews.

  • The Voice of Sokurov
    The Voice of Sokurov

    Original title (in Finnish): Sokurovin ääni

    2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Leena Kilpeläinen

  • Lili
    Lili

    Original title: Lili

    2008 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    There is a mortally wounded young soldier in a crater and a bunch of hungry rats from the battlefield try to find an answer to the question "Who is Lily Marleen?".

  • Dreamland Queens
    Dreamland Queens

    2005 | Documentary | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

    Around ten women get together in a tight dressing room three times a week - meet the ice-hockey team Dreamland Queens. The team includes young girls, housewives, a kindergarten teacher, a teacher, a student and a businesswoman.

  • By the Bus
    By the Bus

    Original title: Bussi juures

    2004 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Meelis Muhu

    Eurobus is driving around Estonia with people on board who give information about the European Union.

  • The Sun and the Rain
    The Sun and the Rain

    Original title: Vihmas ja päikeses

    1960 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

    The film directed by Herbert Rappaport is based on a screenplay by Egon Rannet, depicting the various relationships between young workers at the power plant. The historical value of the fifty-year-old film is enhanced by the debut performances by the first graduates of the Estonian Drama School.

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