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Stolen Meeting

Original title: Varastatud kohtumine

1988 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius

The psychological drama directed by Leida Laius keeps expanding upon a woman's destiny.

Valentina gets out of prison, goes back to Estonia and starts looking for her son Jüri whom she has given up for adoption years ago. She firmly believes that together with her son life would completely change. Valentina has grown up in an orphanage and knows nothing about her parents. She blames the fact for the twists and turns of her life and wants better for her son whom she loves from the bottom of her heart. When Valentina finally finds her son in Tartu where he lives in a civilized well-off Estonian family, she will face an unexpected issue.
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In One Hundred Years in May

Original title: Saja aasta pärast mais

1986 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The historical-psychological drama directed by Kaljo Kiisk tells about the four last days of Viktor Kingissepp, a professional revolutionary and a communist, in May 1922.

Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three years. He corresponds with Moscow, writes speeches for the members of the Communist Workers' Party and makes leaflets for the events of trade union. His purpose is to overthrow the Republic of Estonia since he does not believe in Estonian independence nor in any national ideals. Yet the clock keeps ticking, tuberculosis is widely spread, the world revolution is being postponed. What to do in order to make one's efforts work?
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Man of Kihnu

Original title: Kihnu mees

1986 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar

Documentary directed by Mark Soosaar about the island of Kihnu, its residents and the social problems of the local society.

Twelve years after making the documentary "Woman of Kihnu" (1973), director Mark Soosaar films another documentary where the focus is on the male residents of Kihnu island. The right to organize their life has been taken away from Kihnu people: important decisions are made in the mainland, local culture is vanishing, social problems are getting worse. Local men are drinking vodka, become alcoholics, or die at sea. The filmmakers ruthlessly record situations that normally would not see any strangers as witnesses. The documentary has followed the actions of sincere people; the stories told by Mark Soosaar are both colourful and ...
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Marathon

Original title: Maraton

1986 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary about Hendrik Allik, a veteran of labour movement, a social activist and a statesman.

Documentary about Hendrik Allik, a revolutionary and a communist, is not just a biographical film. The filmmakers have recorded several episodes from Hendrik Allik's life's marathon. Ene Hion and Andres Sööt have focused on the protagonist's attitudes, evaluations and wisdom.
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Köpenicki kapten

1978 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Elbert Tuganov
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death

Title in Estonian: Surma hinda küsi surnutelt

1977 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

Historical film directed by Kaljo Kiisk is observing the destiny of the dissenters in the bourgeois Estonia after the coup in December 1924.

After the attempted Communist coup d'état in December 1924, Communists continue their underground action. One of the leaders, Anton Sommer is an intelligent Communist and a man of principle who is arrested and sent to military court. He remains silent in interrogation as he considers it dishonorable to protect himself from accusations. Authorities try to make Sommer plead guilty and admit the revolutionaries' loss, but for Sommer honour is more important that life. His fellow fighter Ester pays back for him. However, when looking in the eye of Sommer's wife (as traitor) and the mother of the their children she ...
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I'd like to be at home

Title in Estonian: Ma tahaksin kodus olla

1977 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

The sad destiny of neglected children.

The documentary focuses on a sad topic whereas the protagonists are the neglected children without parental care, first in the children's room in the militia's office and after that taken to the orphanage, a special boarding school or in the worst case in the youth colony. Children at various ages talk about their difficult lives. Interviews with the children are sincere and honest.
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August from Tallinn

Title in Estonian: August Tallinnast

1975 | Documentary | Director: Vitali Gorbunov

Documentary about Mikhail Kalinin's revolutionary activities in Tallinn in 1901–1904.

The documentary introduces the activities of Mikhail Kalinin, statesman, Bolshevik and revolutionary of the Soviet Union, in Tallinn 1901–1904. During these years, Kalinin worked as a metal worker in Volta factory, founded an underground printhouse, and actively introduced the newspaper "Iskra" that was founded by Lenin. Photos, archival materials and archival films have been used in the documentary. Kalinin's former colleague Eduard Pärdi and Kalinin's younger sister Praskovya Ivanovna Kalinina share their memories of Kalinin. The film has been dedicated to Kalinin's 100th birth anniversary.
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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II

Original title: Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile, I ja II jagu

1975 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

Political adventure film directed by Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" by Julian Semyonov. The film, based on true historical events, partly on real people and facts, became a cult film in Russia. Among others, the following Russian top actors play in the film: Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Nikolay Volkov and Vladimir Ivashov. Also, several famous Estonian actors perform in the film.

It is the year of 1921. After the Civil War, the Soviet Russia suffers starvation and chaos. The only way to get food grain is to sell distrained gold and diamonds guarded by the state repository. European jewelry exchange boycotts all transactions with Russia. Nevertheless, valuables originating from repositories in London and Paris will appear that seem to be mysteriously smuggled in. intelligence officer Maksim Issayev starts investigating the case in Estonia. In Tallinn, Issayev tracks the network of Russian expatriates and the members of White Army who still aim at fighting back the Bolsheviks. Next to the subject of ...
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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II

Original title: Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile, I ja II jagu

1975 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

Political adventure film directed by Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" by Julian Semyonov. The film, based on true historical events, partly on real people and facts, became a cult film in Russia. Among others, the following Russian top actors play in the film: Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Nikolay Volkov and Vladimir Ivashov. Also, several famous Estonian actors perform in the film.

It is the year of 1921. After the Civil War, the Soviet Russia suffers starvation and chaos. The only way to get food grain is to sell distrained gold and diamonds guarded by the state repository. European jewelry exchange boycotts all transactions with Russia. Nevertheless, valuables originating from repositories in London and Paris will appear that seem to be mysteriously smuggled in. intelligence officer Maksim Issayev starts investigating the case in Estonia. In Tallinn, Issayev tracks the network of Russian expatriates and the members of White Army who still aim at fighting back the Bolsheviks. Next to the subject of ...
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