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Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance

Original title: Kunst ja külm sõda

2024 | Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West. It recalls a time when art was larger and more important than life itself. But also a time, the like of which Estonian art has never seen and most likely will never see again. On one side, there are independent Soviet artists who lack not only the output but also the finances to complete their works. On the other side, there is the tempting West whose ambassadors (in the literal sense) take active interest in the Soviet underground art market. Selling one’s works to the West is a ...
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Jesus Shows You The Way To The Highway

2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Miguel Llansó

Two special agents are tasked with protecting the computer programme that runs a future metropolis. However, the ‘Soviet Union’ virus soon starts wreaking havoc. A delirious ride!

Special Agent DT Gagano dreams of leaving the CIA to open a business with his wife Malin. The night he’s about to present his resignation letter a strange cyber virus attacks the agency’s operating system effectively sidetracking his plans. Traveling into virtual reality dimensions, Gagano and his partner will infiltrate the system to eradicate the virus. Things however, will not go as planned when the virus takes over the system and starts creating games to compete against itself, leaving the entire world’s stability in jeopardy. Are Gagano and the CIA peons in these sinister games? While the virus capabilities start ...
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My Father The Spy

2018 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Gints Grube

The story of daughter of a Cold War double agent.

As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lešinskis, then working at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a murky game she would be unable to quit, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter’s dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of ...
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The Spy and the Poet

Original title: Luuraja ja luuletaja

2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Toomas Hussar

Nobody knows what anybody knows.

Lonely secret service officer Gustav meets a mysterious gypsy woman. It soon comes clear that it is a trap set by the Russian intelligence. Gustav is ordered to continue the relationship to get a better understanding of the enemy’s plans. Unfortunately, Gustav finds himself struggling with the task, as he is falling in love with the enemy. Is there a way out of this situation?
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Northern Starfish

Original title: Põhjatäht

2014 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Mattias Mälk

A fantasy thriller about a female spy and a diver who knows the secrets of starfish.

A diver discovers the fateful connection between starfish and the stars in the sky. When a star disappears from the heavens one night, a Mafioso notices it and immediately starts suspecting the diver. The Mafioso’s girlfriend seduces and drugs the diver in order to find the lost star but she falls asleep herself as well. In their sleep, they fall in love and that makes the Mafioso lose his temper. The stars in the sky hopelessly lose their balance and the evil starfish launch their attack. The dream is full of horror and tragedy. When they wake up, the woman and ...
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Hella W

Original title: Hella W

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juha Wuolijoki

An epic biographical film about Hella Wuolijoki, Finnish public figure and writer who was born and raised in Estonia.

The events of the film "Hella W" take place during the most decisive decade in European history - from 1920s to 1940s. By that time, Wuolijoki had earned millions and written several politically incorrect plays. Due to her left-wing views, her activities were observed both by British, Soviet and Finnish secret services. When the events of the Second World War developed, Hella found herself in a situation that knew no simple solutions ... Among other jobs, Wuolijoki also worked as a co-author for Postimees newspaper. Her plays are a part of history of literature, including the Niskavuori series, The Farmer's ...
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A Blow to the Back of Societ's Head

Original title: Hoop ühiskonna kuklasse

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Their well-earned vacation in the homeland is taken away from Frank and Wendy.

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Their well-earned vacation in the homeland is taken away from Frank and Wendy. Why does every American have a bump on the back of their head? Who is hitting their countrymen on the head? Why is Santa Claus weeping? Why is November December? These questions make the agents restless. It is a respected custom that a restless agent loads his pistol. ...
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Frank & Wendy

Original title: Frank ja Wendy

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis, Ülo Pikkov, Priit Tender

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia.

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Frank and Wendy, for whom saving the world is their daily work, achieve both mental and manual feats with the greatest of ease. It appears that nothing can prevent their ultimate victory, but go figure. The axis of evil does not wither and attacks the super-agents from where they can least expect it...
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Green Power

Original title: Green Power

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia launches a personal ecologically clean satellite into space, evoking the justified displeasure of their American allies.

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. Estonia launches a personal ecologically clean satellite into space, evoking the justified displeasure of their American allies. A crusade of freedom is started against wooden sputniks. Wolfgang the destructive wolf and the genetic robot Jordan-1 come into play. The agents are going through hard times. Frank is in a failed relationship with the Inflatable Dolly and Wendy is infected by the Green ideology. ...
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The Polar Bear Parade

Original title: Jääkarude paraad

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. A premonition of cannibalism is in the snowfall of the constantly wintry Wiru Street.

Two American secret agents - Frank and Wendy - are sent to the world's hotbed of danger, known as Estonia. Estonia is a silly place, perhaps even sillier than the agents themselves. The modest plan for the modernisation of the secret apartment of Frank and Wendy exposes terrifying facts. A premonition of cannibalism is in the snowfall of the constantly wintry Wiru Street. When they realise that American pensioners – adrenaline tourists are assigned the role of mere appetisers, the agents cannot remain bystanders. Thanks to the treachery of Sugar Beets, Frank becomes a short-term genius and ...
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