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MUTE

2024 | Students film, Short | Director: Pablo Knappe Rodriguez

MUTE is a short story written by Stephen King. Through Steven King’s “Dollar Baby Program” the director Pablo Knappe Rodriguez was able to secure the non profit rights for a short film adaptation.

Monette enters a confession booth and asks the priest if he thinks god may have sent someone to kill his wife. At first the priest is offended by this blasphemous question, but Monette argues that he thinks he’s able to prove it and tells the priest the grim story of what happened.
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Weight of Light

2024 | Feature film, Short | Director: Anna Hints

A teenage girl's eyes open up to the untold stories of women surrounding her, when she stumbles upon a photo camera on a vast garbage mountain in Delhi.

Surya, a teenage ragpicker, finds a camera on a huge garbage mountain in Delhi. The camera becomes her window to the untold stories of women surrounding her. The film walks the line between documentary and fiction and focuses on a community of garbage collectors who try to find their place in the world amidst garbage and scorching heat.
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The Camino Paradox

Original title: Camino paradoks

2020 | Documentary | Director: Anniken Haldna, Gerli Nõmm

In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.

Blisters on the feet, sunburns on the skin, constantly pushing yourself to the limit. In the same time, picturesque sunsets, meeting inspiring people - this is a usual day of a pilgrim. In this road film the main character Keiu Virro sets on a journey for the sixth and for the last time. We witness what happens to a modern person on a historical religious way.
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A Year Full of Drama

Original title: Aasta täis draamat

2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

A young woman takes on an audacious human experiment while trying to find her place in the world and struggling with the past of her family.

Estonia is crazy about theatre. In October 2017 there's an announcement for a paid position to find someone who has never been to theatre before. The task – to watch and review every Estonian theatre production of 2018. From 450 job applicants 21-year-old small town girl Alissija is hired. Coming from the periphery and a Russian-speaking family, she knows nothing about performing arts, actors, nor has ever been to any of the theatre houses. To make the job logistically possible, she has to move to the capital of Tallinn. Months pass and there are shows that inspire and many more ...
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Confession

Original title in Georgian: Beri

2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Zaza Urušadze

There is no space for secrets.

Priest Giorgi, a former film director, is sent to serve a small parish in a mountain village. To bring the villagers closer to the church, he starts showing films there. After the screening of the first picture, "Some Like It Hot", the audience imply that local music teacher Lili looks exactly like Marilyn Monroe. After meeting Lili, Father Giorgi’s balance between the cleric and secular worlds starts to quiver - the woman is extremely sexy and the temptation is very hard to resist.
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Guardian of the soul

Original title: Hingevalvur

2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Meelis Süld

One woman with two controversial professions - a criminal investigator and a religious minister.

Some people know Eve Kruus as a strict criminal investigator, other people have learned that she is a merficul religious minister. Yet, there are people who happen to meet Eve in both professions. Eve changes her role of religious minister into a complete something opposite when she puts on her police uniform and istead of spreading the Word of God she starts to write down sins in the interrogation record. Eve guards the soul of a suffering person as well as the dignity of an injured party - she fights against evil.
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The Idiot

Original title: Idioot

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

The feature film directed by Rainer Sarnet is based on the novel "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The filmmaker interprets the well-known classic in a contemporary film language with talented Estonian actors and actresses who perform in the enchanting yet intimidating beauty of a sacral space.

When Prince Myshkin appears to the high society of St Petersburg, no one can predict that this penniless and sick man will have such a big influence on people. He can even handle hardened souls such as Rogozhin and his companions, not to mention the family of General Yepanchin. Young, pretty and innocent Aglaya is ready for anything for Prince Myshkin. The prince, however, is dedicated to Nastasya Filippovna instead. Having been through the hell of desires, she has a purified soul that inspires respect and hope in the prince in order to save her from damnation.
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Brothers

Original title: Broidit

2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Esa Illi

The first full-length feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Esa Illi tells about love and death, the feeling of guilt and salvation. The majority of the Finnish-Estonian co-production has been filmed in Pärnu, Estonia.

Young Finnish man Joni decides to move to Pärnu with his Estonian girlfriend Rimma. Joni's brother, photographer Sami who is 15 years older, is so busy working that he is about to lose his girlfriend Sanna. Sami is told by Joni's doctor that Joni should be quickly found. Sami has the feeling that Joni is not well and feels responsible for bringing Joni back to hospital in Finland. Yet, Sami finds out that Joni is in love and happy with his life in Pärnu, not thinking about death. When the brothers meet abroad in a strange town, they will rediscover ...
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Good Hands

Original title: Head käed

2001 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The crime comedy directed by Peeter Simm is based on the story "Arnold" by Toomas Raudam. It is an adventurous tale about friendship, humanity and discovering love.

Professional pickpocket Margita from Riga fails in stealing a car and hides out in an Estonian small town. She wants to leave soon but her accomplice in Riga won't pick up the phone. She meets three Estonian men in the small town, all of them attracting attention and sympathy in Margita despite of their odd manners. To crown it all, an eight-year old Pavo is entrusted to Margita. She starts to feel that this place could be her new home, but then crime news appear in local newspapers.
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Self-Portrait with Mother

Original title: Autoportree emaga

2000 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Edvard Oja

Autobiographical documentary about Edvard Oja's fight with alcoholism.

Edvard Oja is the object as well as subject of his own film. This is an honest story about chronical alcoholism, about the author's journey through treatment, religion, death and friendship. Edvard has been always supported by his mother who has provided unconditional love for her son in every situation. Mother is the only one in the documentary who won't ennoble the environment suffering from alcoholism. Yet, her son has no strength to struggle out of his tough situation. Is it possible after all that he will be cured?
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