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Heart Affairs

Original title in Estonian: Südameasjad

2007 | Students film, Short | Director: Mihkel Ulk

A young yuppie’s girlfriend belittles his success-oriented attitude towards life when giving an interview to an international news program. This activates a series of events leaving behind a trail of blood, destroying her innocent childhood and dreams of a secure future.
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Magnus

Original title: Magnus

2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kadri Kõusaar

The debut feature film directed by Kadri Kõusaar tells the story about alienation and absence of emotions through the relationship of a depressed youngster and his father. The film with excellent cinematography has received awards at several acknowledged film festivals. The film is currently banned for protecting the private life of a prototype.

Magnus is growing up in a broken family where children are not much cared for, playing games of "what if" with death. He has learned from his parents that he won't live long with his lung disease. Even if for now Magnus has been cured, his anguish has become stronger. He has no meaning of life nor any future plans. His father has been involved in suspicious business and believes he can awaken his son with the same pleasures he is used to himself. Magnus goes to his father with different kind of hopes.
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Where Souls Go

Original title: Kuhu põgenevad hinged

2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

This is the second feature film directed by Rainer Sarnet telling the story about two girls in their teens searching for identity and discovering friendship and love.

Ann is a fifteen-year-old girl facing big changes in her life - she has a stepfather and soon her stepbrother will be born. However, Ann's mother is nervous and jealous, even towards her daughter. Ann won't get the reasons for endless arguments and worrying. When she vistits the satanists's website, she talks to someone named Seth about fulfilling wishes with the help of a very special prayer. Ann says the spontaneous prayer concerning her unborn stepbrother. When doctors discover a heart defect in the newborn, Ann is overwhelmed with fear and wants to take the prayer back so she will ...
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On the Other Side of Leprosy

Original title: Teisel pool pidalitõbe

2006 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea, Peeter Simm
Soome tööle

2006 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Andres Keil
For a Better Life

Original title: Parema elu nimel

2005 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Sildvee

Documentary by Märt Sildvee opens up the themes of antidepressants and depression as well as studies the myths related to the disease and its treatment.

Admitting depression as an illness is quite a new phenomenon in our country. Causes of depression can be either social, psychological or biological - however, depression is often caused by the concurrence of all of them. Five persons open-mindedly tell about their illness, how they went to a doctor and what happened next. The documentary studies causes of social stress as well as living under the influence of medications. Is it really so that antidepressants, introduced as lifestyle medications, lead us out from crises, recover our ability to work, give us back energy and provide us satisfactory daily life?
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Made in Estonia

Original title: Vanad ja kobedad saavad jalad alla

2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rando Pettai

The film directed by Rando Pettai tells the story about Väino, Valdur, Maie and Silvi. When one of them should face difficulties in life, friends will be always there for helping out.

The film tells about common people: our neighbours, colleagues, acquaintances and about their ambitions and needs. These are people who have not lost humanity. The story focuses on two radio DJs performing their daily programme where their fictional characters try to survive both in town and in the countryside. Suddenly, they will be thunderstricken by the appearance of true love. In the name of a happy end, even NATO must get involved.
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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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Nõmme

1999 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Rein Raamat, Helvi Raamat

Documentary commissioned by Nõmme city district government about the former independent garden suburb - Nõmme.

The documentary introduces the history of Nõmme district in Tallinn, its important buildings of great architectural and culture historical value, its humane and friendly natural environment, residents' activities and opportunities for working, pastime and hobbies in late 1990s.
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The Phenomenon of Eha

Title in Estonian: Eha fenomen

1999 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

A story about a very brave and positive woman fighting cancer.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Eha was operated 15 times during 13 years, she got chemical and radioation treatment. But her optimistic attitude and willpower have always been there. Eha is a unique case in the medical practice of Estonian oncologists. The documentary shows the doctors who treat Eha: Avo Viiard, Jaan Kelk, Aivar Tilk and Ants Vaar who are really glad as Eha has succeeded to survive for such a long time with her disease. Eha's big love Mati is certainly behind the woman's positive state of mind. They met when both of them had gone through difficult times. ...
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