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Baruto - Lost in Translation

Original title: Baruto - Tõlkes kaduma läinud

2009 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Artur Talvik

Portrait documentary directed by Artur Talvik about Kaido Höövelson alias Baruto and about his difficult journey towards the highest rank of Japanese sumo wrestling.

The documentary tells the story of Kaido Höövelson alias Baruto, a common Estonian boy coming from the countryside, and about his difficult journey to the closed circle of Japanese sumo wrestling. His quickly developing Sumo career is being admired by his fans both in Japan and in homeland. He becomes famous that is a complicated burden. Through Kaido's eyes we can see the differences between the Eastern and Western cultures through sumo traditions, strict rituals and hierarchy. The director of the film started to follow Baruto's activities since 2005 - during the four years of filming there were both ups ...
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Clown

Original title in Estonian: Kloun

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Andre Kais

The story of clown who is trying to find friends through little tricks. He is trying to be a friend with little boys but they are not real friends. These boys are quite large shrews. Through perseverance he is trying to get their friend, but clown does no
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In Between

Original title: Ebalus

2009 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Toomas Verrev

The first full-length feature film directed by Toomas Verrev who experiments with scarce resources while trying to uncover human soul from a fresh point of view.

Experimental film with extended shots tells about a woman who spends her life within four walls and fills her time with daily routine. She seems not to perceive either the flow of time or other people living their lives somewhere outside. After a long hesitation, she gets nicely dressed and puts on make up. On a beautiful day, she steps out from the door.
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The Collector

Original title in Estonian: Koguja

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Eva Kübar
True Colours

2009 | Students film, Short | Director: Margus Paju

“True Colours” is a story about a triangle of lonely people.

Nine months pregnant Marianne’s and her writer husband’s journey to the hospital crosses path with intellectual gas station owner Joosep who carries a colourful baggage of former lovers.
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The Visitor

Original title: Muukalainen

2008 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää

This is the first full-length feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää; the film was his graduation thesis. It is a mysterious story about betrayal, love and fidelity.

A boy lives with his mother in a lonely farmhouse amidst the woods. Now and then he goes to see his father who is in prison and the two of them share a common secret. Their life will change the day when a stranger arrives at their house, carrying a letter from the boy's father and being wounded by a bullet. Through the eyes of the silent boy we see the way life changes, the way spring becomes winter and the way hope develops to betrayal.
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Autumn Ball

Original title: Sügisball

2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veiko Õunpuu

The drama directed by Veiko Õunpuu is based on the novel "Autumn Ball" by Mati Unt, telling the story about the residents of a dormitory suburb who are more or less connected to each other. All of them suffer from loneliness and complicated relationships. This is Õunpuu's first full-length feature film that has received several acknowledged festival awards and was chosen the best Estonian film of the last 20 years.

According to the director of the film, Veiko Õunpuu, "Autumn Ball" tells about seclusion, lack of contact and inability to reach other people. At the same time, there is humour and absurd in the film; it is possible that some people among the audience can have a really good laugh. When speaking about the genre of the film, it can be said that "Autumn Ball" is a pitch-black comedy about solitude, despair and hopelessness.
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Jade Warrior

Original title: Igavese armastuse sõdalane

2006 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Antti-Jussi Annila

The romantic martial arts film by Finnish director Antti-Jussi Annila brings together the myths of the epic "Kalevala" and Buddhist ethics while telling the story about human yearning for love that can conquer the ancient evil.

The warrior facing the final battle between the good and the evil must be spiritually pure, bright, and cold - like a diamond. Master Sinai, however, falls in love with a beautiful young woman whose heart belongs to another man. Sintai's enemy will be defeated, but not destroyed. This way, Sintai creates a possibility for himself to be happily in love at another time in another place. But he has revived evil forces that will be the menace for the world in 21st century.
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Mindless

Original title: Meeletu

2006 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Elmo Nüganen

The film directed by Elmo Nüganen is based on the play "Mindless" by Jaan Tätte, telling about the protagonist who makes up his mind to leave his successful life and move to a completely different place.

Toomas is a successful forty-year-old businessman who makes up his mind to leave everything for a year - his wife, son, and business - and to live in an old farmhouse by a lonely forest lake. Soon a neighbour from the village knocks on the door of Toomas' farmhouse, followed by another one; it seems that everyone from the village come to Toomas for the message they have heard from a mysterious forest maid. Toomas feels the power and spirit of becoming the prophet of truth. Events will take an unexpected turn when Toomas's wife and business partner pay him ...
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On the Other Side of Leprosy

Original title: Teisel pool pidalitõbe

2006 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea, Peeter Simm