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  • Crime Pays
    Crime Pays

    2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Jekaterina Hitruhhina

    Jekaterina Hitruhhina’s short film is about young man who was killed by his mistresses with an scissors.

  • Egress
    Egress

    Original title in Estonian: Väljasõit

    2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Johannes Arro

  • I Was Here
    I Was Here

    Original title: Mina olin siin

    2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

    Youth film directed by Rene Vilbre is based on the novel "I Was Here. The First Arrest" by Sass Henno, telling the rough story about the generation born in 1980s whose life experience is completely different than the one of their parents. The film centers on the most critical problems of the eighties' generation at the beginning of 21st century.

  • Knife
    Knife

    Original title: Nuga

    2007 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marko Raat

    The second full-length feature film directed by Marko Raat is based on the short stories by Peeter Sauter and Vaino Vahing, telling the intimate and painful story about the deepest depths of human relationships.

  • The Hostage
    The Hostage

    Original title: Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu

    2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Laila Pakalniņa

  • The Curse of Werewolf
    The Curse of Werewolf

    Original title: Libahundi needus

    2005 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

    The first full-length feature film directed by Rainer Sarnet for the 100th anniversary of Estonian professional theatre. The film tells the story about staging the play "Werewolf" written by August Kitzberg in Tartu Vanemuise Theatre throughout the 20th century, while bringing together the present and the past and offering the characters to experience eternity.

  • Fear
    Fear

    Original title: Hirm

    2004 | Feature film, Short | Director: Anri Rulkov

    The last work by film director Anri Rulkov, a short film with the elements of horror. The psychological drama studies the deepest subliminal layers of the human past.

  • Fender Bender
    Fender Bender

    2003 | Feature film, Short | Director: Daniel Elliott

    Two men get into a car accident and try to cope with loss, feelings of guilt and remorse.

  • The Grassbird
    The Grassbird

    Original title: Heinaloom

    2001 | Feature film, Short | Director: Rao Heidmets

    Humorous short film for children directed by Rao Heidmets about Anu and her friend Grassbird, two stupid animal catchers and their adventures.

  • Dear Mister Moon
    Dear Mister Moon

    Original title: Kallis Härra Q

    1998 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rao Heidmets

    The debut feature film directed by Rao Heidmets is based on the children's story "Dear Mister Moon" by Aino Pervik and tells about children's yearning for genuine family relations.

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