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Dawn of War

Original title: O2

2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Margus Paju

A spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.

August 1939, the last days before the outbreak of World War II. Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich shock the world by signing a military alliance pact. At that very moment in Estonia, a small country neighbouring Russia, the head of the counter-Soviet Intelligence (O2) is murdered. A suspicion for a mole in their ranks closes down the unit and an intelligence officer Feliks Kangur is assigned with catching the traitor. When Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland, Feliks finds out that the Red Army has kicked off a covert operation to annex Estonia next. Haunted by a ...
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Silent Surrender

Original title: Ma elasin Eesti Vabariigis

2010 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

Documentary by Liina Triškina about the year of 1939 that was fateful for the republic of Estonia. The film studies the subjects of freedom and critical situations, doings and undoings.

What does it feel to live in the turbulent times as a ten-year-old, in the country that one day thrives and the next day will disappear from the world map? The pivotal times of the year 1939 both for Estonia and the whole world changed history. The filmmakers examine the events side by side with the memories of the children of the era. Family photos, newspaper cuts, dramatic archival excerpts, memories of elderly people who used to be children at that time - all of this reflect the tragic events of 1939 and the silent destruction of the Republic of ...
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Teardrop of Evil

Original title: Saatana pisar

1993 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Marek Piestrak

The feature film is an Estonian-Polish co-production directed by Polish filmmaker Marek Piestrak. It tells about the struggle against an evil conspiracy in Estonia in August 1939.

In 1939, once again Preimann, a Baltic German baron, and Leppikson, a native Estonian, confront each other in Estonia. In this game evil forces arise - Soviet counterintelligence, the diplomacy of the Fascist Germany, involuntary dreams and black magic, satanists and traitors. The evil forces are opposed by the courage and love between Polish writer Joanna and Estonian detective Gunnar. Will they succeed in preventing a magic ritual where the Satan itself is being invited? Will this be enough in order to save Europe from the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
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Südamelaul

1991 | Documentary | Director: Kersti Uibo
Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", juuli/august 1989

1989 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
Eesti põlevkivi

1980 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Toivo Elme, Elo Tust
Suures Isamaasõjas saavutatud võidu 20.aastapäev

1965 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
NYC World Fair, Shriners Parades, Rose Garden of Elizabeth Park

Original title: New Yorgi maailmanäitus, Shrinersi paraadid, Elizabethi pargi roosiaed

1956 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

World Fair in New York City in 1939, Shriners Parade in Harford in 1950, family Baltsar in Elizabeth Park on June 21st, 1956.

John Baltsar has filmed events in his home town and elsewhere. The documentary starts with the World Fair of 1939 held in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York City. The focus is on the huge white globe and the tall obelisk-like building with the national flag of USA. Views to different pavillions: General Motors, New York City, United States of America, Italy. People are standing in long queues. Views from the distance. Statue of George Washington, fountains in front of the pavillion of foreign exhibitions, national flags waving. Parade in Springfield - columns of schools, Scouts and Shriners are marching. ...
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Birth of Estonia's Independence

Title in Estonian: Eesti iseseisvuse sünd

1950 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director: Harald Perten

Documentary by Harald Perten about the birth of the Republic of Estonia.

The documentary about the restoration of independence of Estonia and Estonian War of Independence is based on texts between the film frames, photographs, materials filmed by a Danish volunteer who took part in the War of Independence and a newsreel by Eesti Kultuurfilm about the military parade for celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in 1939. Rare frames about Tartu, Tallinn, soldiers who took part in the War of Independence, arrival of the wounded from the front, prisoners of war, Russian war refugees, life in the conquered Pihkva, armoured cars heading towards the front etc.
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Linar-Linholm Chronicles No. 2

Original title: Linari-Linholmi kroonika nr 2

1946 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The life of the Linholm family in prewar Estonia. Emigrating to Sweden on a ship in 1944. Daily life during the postwar years.

Family Linholm in Pirita on a windy day. Tuulike Raili Linholm with her father Artur Aleksander Linholm and mother Valentina. The child enters the car. Stormy sea, waves are hitting the road. Views of the cars driving on Pirita Road and of the panorama of Tallinn. Little Tuulike with her mother and father on the beach in Narva-Jõesuu. General view to the vacationers on the beach and to the beach house. A group of people walking along the forest path. Valentina and Tuulike on the terrace of cafe-restaurant "Capriccio". Artur Linholm with his daughter. Valentina with a merry crowd eating ...
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