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  • Saa vabaks, Eesti meri
    Saa vabaks, Eesti meri

    1991 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Kusmin

  • Us, the residents of Piirissaare
    Us, the residents of Piirissaare

    Original title: Meie, piirissaarlased

    1987 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

    Documentary directed by Semyon Shkolnikov about the life and vanishing population of Piirissaare island.

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1970 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peep Puks

  • Eesti
    Eesti

    1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek

  • Letters from the Island of the Insane
    Letters from the Island of the Insane

    Original title: Kirjad Sõgedate külast

    1966 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jüri Müür

    The epistolary drama directed by Jüri Müür is based on the collection of short stories "Letters from the Island of the Insane" by Juhan Smuul and tells about the life and human relationships in a fishermen's village.

  • Ice Tram
    Ice Tram

    Original title: Jäätramm

    1964 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Semjon Školnikov

    The journey of ferry "Suurupi" in the Great Strait between Virtsu and Kuivastu in winter.

  • Yachts at Sea
    Yachts at Sea

    Original title: Jahid merel

    1955 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Jegorov

    The film, directed by Mikhail Yegorov who worked in several film studios in the Soviet Union, is about the uncovering the plot of a hostile foreign espionage in a small town by the sea where two rivaling yacht clubs operate.

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