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Zero Point

Original title: Nullpunkt

2014 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihkel Ulk

Debut feature film directed by Mihkel Ulk, telling about the burning issues of today's youth: school bullying and related low self-esteem, adaptation difficulties and search for appreciation.

Johannes is a sensitive young man with restless disposition who is accepted by an elite school in Tallinn. However, things won't get better for him as one could expect - he becomes the target of his classmates' mental terror. Johannes must also cope with his mother's progressive mental disease. When the three main pyramids of his life - home, friends and school - start to collapse, Johannes will reach the zero point. He realizes that in order to move on he has to start from himself - he works out a plan who to become accepted and gain popularity. Despite ...
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Crocodile

Original title: Krokodill

2009 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis

The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a Crocodile.

The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a Crocodile in a styrofoam costume entertaining children in the children’s playroom of a shopping centre. This kind of life seems joyless and even disgusting to the former leading tenor, and he vents his frustration by behaving rudely. Until one day, into his life enters a fateful woman and… a crocodile.
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From Udmurtia with Love

Original title of the film: Udmurtiast armastusega

2006 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Õnne Luha
Brothers Bearhearts

Original title: Vennad Karusüdamed

2005 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

The heroes of the film are three bear cubs from the cult painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in a Pine Forest”.

The heroes of the film are three bear cubs from the cult painting by Ivan Shishkin “Morning in a Pine Forest”. Have lost their painter mom the three brothers Henry, Vincent and August happen to appear in Paris, in the city of every creator. All attempts to earn their living as artist fail. Their impressionistic “collies” won’t be acknowledged. Under cover as circus lions the bear cubs travel back to Russia to find the heritage of their mom.
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Married to horses

Original title: Laulatatud hobustega

2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ago Ruus

Ute Wohlrab is a fragile German woman living in Valga county, Estonia, who wants to save the Old-Tori horse, an endangered species originated from Estonia.

German woman Ute Wohlrab lives in Hargo farm, Valga county, and raises horses. Ute is a heroine in German newspapers and television - she is viewed as somebody who lives in a foreign country and tries to save foreign culture, namely the Old-Tori horse breed. Today, Estonian horsebreeders keep up with the times and the Tori breed has been developed into a lighter sports horse which has left the destiny of the Old-Tori horse open. Ute namely likes the Old-Tori breed the best. She finds kindred spirits rather in her homeland than in Estonia; however, this won't stop her. She ...
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A Living Force

Original title: Elav jõud

2003 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Three men, three different stories about work and being lazy, dignity and despair, struggle for existence and self-pity in a ruthless society of success.

The humoristic documentary follows the struggle of three men, very different in their outlook on life: Georg – a loser, Peeter – an intellectual and Arto – a yuppie, all of them living in a society built on success and power. This is a film about work, indolence, dignity and despair.
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The Opinionator

Original title: Meeleavaldaja

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Meelis Muhu

Retired Esja Šur, a Russian citizen living in Sillamäe, Estonia spends her elderly days while organizing demonstrations, meetings and pickets.

Journalists write about her, politicians tremble because of her, Estonians curse her and the Security Police observes her - the energetic old woman Esja Šur organizes demonstrations, writes memorandums and claims. Even if the efficiency of all her activities is close to zero, the old lady won't give up. Esja enjoys the beauty of the game; her sense of humour becomes prominent in situations where her opponents feel confused. All this is accompanied by a court action that has gradually grown into a big case.
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The Redemption

Original title: Lunastus

2000 | Feature film, Short | Director: Mare Raidma

Costume and theatre artist Mare Raidma's director's debut. A short film about the transferral of the teenager girl's childhood traumas to adulthood.

Sanna has been put to the girl's boarding school where she suffers because of her mother committed to prison because of manslaughter. An intrigue arises in the dormitory, a relationship triangle between introvert Sanna, her practical roommate Anni and shy young man Toni who works in a laundry store. Toni grows very fond of Sanna. Sanna has difficulties in coping with the real world because of her fears that emerge from the memory images from her childhood. The budding sexuality of the teenage boy makes Sanna confused and she is dragged into the whirlwind of a relationship. While following her ...
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Everyone gets his own

Original title: Igaühele oma

1990 | Feature film, Short | Director: Hardi Volmer

Grotesque allegorical film directed by Hardi Volmer that tells about a little man, his fears and stagnation in the world.

Grotesque allegory about a little man who is afraid of everything new and unknown. This prevents him to live his life fully. Despite having dreams and yearning for being just like other people, the man cannot break through the wall of manic doubts and suspicion surrounding him. While being unable to adjust to the world outside, the man creates his own, illusory world.
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On Brainds

Title in Estonian: Oraste peal

1989 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary about the activities of new farm owner and various attitudes about re-establishing of farms.

Documentary observes the activites of two new farm owners with different attitudes towards the re-establishing of farms.
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