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Ballada

2001 | Students film, Short | Director: Märt Sildvee
The House Spirit

Original title: Kingikratt

1991 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Aarne Ahi

Strange things happen in the Christmas Eve.

A greedy fox snaffles presents from Father Frost’s sledge, but the Dwarf and two toys enliven by him bring the presents to the children. The fox is forgiven and the Christmas-peace is restored.
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For Crazies Only

Original title: Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde

1990 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

Feature film by Arvo Iho tells the story of a nurse working at the department of traumatology. She helps a young man who has lost self-confidence and emotional balance and needs help in order to rediscover his virility. The nurse's behaviour will be disapproved by other people.

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful Russian nurse taking care of him. In order to restore the young man's vitality, self-confidence and virility, the nurse spends a night full of tenderness and love with him. Rita's colleagues start teasing her. Yet, there is someone who considers Rita to be the source for the evil and takes action. Rita accepts her fate but the avenger becomes more brutal every time.
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Kalle ja Koll

1984 | Animation, Cartoon, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Heiki Ernits
Autode ärandajad

1973 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek
The beginning

Original title: Algus

1972 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

The third-graders of Tallinn 21st Secondary School before joining the Communist pioneer movement.

The staged documentary is a warm and heartfelt story about activities of third-graders at the beginning of 1970s. Teacher Helle Raigna and her pupils congratulate the birthday children at the 3rd grade in Tallinn 21st Secondary School. The pupils prepare for joining the Communist pioneer movement, so they have to study the rules first. The teacher has separate conversations with some of them discussing their behaviour. The filmmakers have recorded the colourful expressions of the children as well as the school milieu reminding of the atmosphere of Estonian parish school in late 19th entury.
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Ice Run

Original title: Jääminek

1962 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The debut film by director Kaljo Kiisk is based on the short story "Ice Run" written by Aadu Hint in 1943 in Yaroslavl, Russia. The feature film depicts the tragic destinies of two fisherman families on a small Estonian island occupied by Germans during the World War II.

Two proud fisherman families live on a very small island in Estonia. The two fishermen have always bore a grudge against each other. Their stubbornness and disobedience to German occupiers leads to dramatic events where staying alive is worse than death. Since it is impossible to escape public contempt, they have to decide how to redeem themselves.
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Nõukogude Eesti

1960 | Animation, Puppet, Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson

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