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Silmus

1989 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Avo Paistik
Vernanda

based on Arvo Valton's short story “Vernanda leib”

1988 | Feature film, Short | Director: Roman Baskin

Debut film directed Roman Baskin is an artistic caricature of totalitarian society, depicting the protagonist's arrival at an isolated city.

Debut film directed Roman Baskin is an artistic caricature of totalitarian society, depicting the protagonist's arrival at an isolated city. The film was set in Sillamäe – an Estonian town where one could enter only with special permission during the Soviet times since bombs were made there. There was a factory of enriching uranium. The city called Vernanda was used as a generalization to illustrate the functioning of totalitarian society and its influence to those living under the Soviet regime.
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Ringhoov

1987 | Students film, Short | Director: Tõnu Virve
Sensatsioon

1986 | Musical film, Concert, TV feature, TV Short | Director: Irene Lään
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Happy-Go-Lucky

Original title: Nipernaadi

1983 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The film directed by Kaljo Kiisk is based on the novel "Toomas Nipernaadi" (1928) by August Gailit, telling the story of a restless vagabond spending his summers with travelling on foot around the country.

While traveling around Estonia in summertime, Toomas Nipernaadi has no direction nor destination - he goes where the road takes him. People think their lives have been predestined and it should be taken as an inevitability until they meet Nipernaadi who likes to make up all kinds of stories and make people excited. He promises everyone happiness, love, and himself - but no one will ever get hold of him.
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Daisy Petal Game: Poacher

Based on the short story of the same title by Osvald Tooming

1977 | Feature film, Short | Director: Toomas Tahvel

Short film directed by Toomas Tahvel based on the short story of the same title by Osvald Tooming.

Forest ranger Rober has the feeling that his wife Membi has distanced from him. Things have also gone awry in the forest district – there is already the third case of illegal hunting. Robert decides to address local hunters, especially Vambola who won't take Robert's authority seriously enough.
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Daisy Petal Game: Tattoo

based on the short novel "Gipsies" by Kalju Saaber

1977 | Feature film, Short | Director: Peeter Simm

Short film directed by Peeter Simm based on the short story "Gypsies" by Kalju Saaber. Artistic director of the film Andrei Tarkovsky.

Young man Margus falls in love with gypsy girl Zoritsa and is ready for everything to prove his feelings. When the girl has complaints about the local Don Juan, a dairyman, Margus takes revenge but gets miserably kicked in his teeth. Margus's father, a local constable, chains his son. However, Margus breaks himself free and grabs a gun. Zoritsa's little brother finds Margus to hide behind the dairyman's window and shares words of wisdom that will make Margus change his mind.
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Imelugu

1977 | Musical film, TV feature, TV Short | Director: Irene Lään
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10 minutit võitleva ateistiga

1976 | Students film, Short | Director: Toomas Tahvel
Tagasitulek

1976 | Students film, Short | Director: Raimo Olavi Niemi
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