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The monkey, who played Russian roulette

Original title (in Estonian): "Ahv, kes mängis Vene ruletti"

2015 | Students film, Short | Director: Margus Raid

Male characted gets involved with politics and totally forgets about his private life. As a result of family argument he finds himself in the hospital after several months in koma and realizes that the best way out is to spy on his father and commit suicide.
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Those Who Dare – on solidarity of small nations

Original title (Icelandic): Deir Sem Dora

2015 | Documentary | Director: Ólafur Rögnvaldsson
Heinz Valk

2014 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristjan Svirgsden

Portrait documentary by Kristjan Svirgsden about Heinz Valk, artist and social activist.

Heinz Valk is the troubadour of the Singing Revolution, an artist and a social activist who has become famous for his sentence: "Some day we will win for no matter what!" Documentary tells the story about Heinz - a founder of People's Front, a witty caricature artist, an independent and idealistic thinker who despises consumer mentality. The historical cliche "Every revolution devours its children" applies to Heinz Valk. This film is a recording of the daily life and thoughts of an elderly man; yet, it gives a general overview about creative people in politics who after retiring won't classify either ...
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In the State of Limbo

Title in Estonian: PMR

2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Meelis Muhu, Kristina Norman

Filmmakers Meelis Muhu and Kristina Norman observe life in Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, that is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova governed by the real Soviet order.

Transnistria is an internationally unrecognized state that has declared itself independent. It is located on the left bank of the Dniester on the territory of Moldova, next to Europe. While being located under the sphere of influence of its former "mother country" Moldova and even more being influenced by Russia, Transnistria attempts to form some kind of national identity for itself. Under the leadership of dictatorial president Igor Smirnov everything reminds of the golden era of propagandism in the Soviet Union. Charismatic leader has been building the country on the ruins of Soviet Union – the air castle exists only ...
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Ash & Money

Original title: Kust tuleb tolm ja kuhu kaob raha?

2013 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Ene-Liis Semper, Tiit Ojasoo

Documentary by Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo about the short and stormy development story of a non-existent political party "Unified Estonia" - the political theatre project lasted for 44 days.

"Unified Estonia" was a fictitous political movement created by Theatre NO99. The project was received by the majority of public as a real political power. The organizers declared at the press conference held on March 24, 2010 about their intention to hold the Unified Estonia Assembly in Saku Suurhall on May 7th. The action was introduced as a theatrical production; however, many people took Unified Estonia movement as a real political power. The closer May 7 came, the more the public started to ask whether a new political party will be born. The documentary shows manipulations, emotions, fear, bravado ...
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Love remains, love returns

Original title: Armud jäänud, armud tulnud

2012 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

Vahur Linnuste, an expatriate Estonian living in Paris, has promoted Estonian spirit, nation and culture abroad for many decades. He tells his colourful story of life and expresses his opionion about the backgrounds of politics in Europe and the whole world that have influenced the development of the Republic of Estonia.

Vahur Linnuste (born in 1925, in Tallinn, Estonia), son of a military man, studied economy related issues already as a schoolboy. The documentary introduces his childhood memories when he was living in the borderstate between two different cultural spaces - Europe and Russia - and the collapse of the Republic of Estonia in the summer of 1940 when the small independent country of Estonia was united with the empire of Soviet Union. World War II breaks European cultural space into two zones - the capitalist West and the Soviet East. The film opens up a unique and not well-known story ...
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Teise mehe pea

2010 | TV Serial, Tallinn TV Serial | Director: Roman Baskin
A Letter from Ruhnu

Original title: Kiri Ruhnust

2009 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

A young woman becomes a school teacher and discovers life in a small island of Ruhnu.

Young woman Kadri becomes s a teacher in an island of Ruhnu that is a small, isolated community. Her main duty is to teach the youngest children in the first and second grade - there are only two schoolchildren in these classes. At the same time, Kadri tries to get used to the island's life and to understand the strange traditions and odd behaviour of the local people living in isolated community.
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The Revolution that Wasn't

2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aljona Polunina
Alyosha

Original title: Aljoša

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Meelis Muhu

Meelis Muhu's documentary tells the story of the Soviet monument - the Bronze Soldier called Alyosha that was located in central Tallinn. The events around the monument culminated due to the dislocation of the monument in April 2007 and the following events called the Bronze Night when massive rioting and civil disorder took place on the streets of Tallinn.

After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, most of the Soviet monuments were taken down. The monument called the Bronze Soldier in the central Tallinn, however, remained to its place. People have called the monument "Alyosha" - the statue depicting a Red Army soldier was erected in 1947 in honour of the memory of Soviet soldiers killed in the World War II. For Estonian nationalists the monument was the symbol of Soviet occupation. For many Russian-speaking people, the Bronze Soldier was one of the few symbols left that connected them to Russia and Russian identity. Excerpts of archival material tell ...
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