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Wounds of Afghanistan

Original title: Afganistani armid

2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ivar Heinmaa

Two veterans of Afghanistan War return to the military territories where they once fought. When they were twenty years old, they were sent to fight abroad where it was impossible to exit as a winner.

„Wounds of Afghanistan“ is a film about Estonian men currently in their forties whose lives were changed forever during the period of 1979-1989 when Estonians were forced to fight with the Soviet army in Afghanistan. When twenty-year old, they were sent by the Soviet authorities to the Afghan War where no-one had ever left as a winner. This was a a war for foreign country and unknown purposes. Every man tried to escape – few succeeded. The heroes of the film are the artist Aivar Simson – Simson from Seaküla - and Leino Juhkam. The first one lost his nerves in ...
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On the Edge of the New World

Original title: Vahtsõ ilma veere pääl

2004 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Brambat
Freedom or Death

Original title of the film "Vabadus või surm"

1995 | Documentary | Director: Artur Talvik
Traces of Empire: Chemical Pollution

Original title: Impeeriumi jäljed: Keemiline reostus

1994 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Mati Talvik

Documentary gives an overview of the various areas polluted by the Soviet army during 50 years in different places in Estonia.

Foreign troops that occupied Estonia considered preserving nature and healthy living environment to be rather unimportant. Soviet generals often planned environmentally dangerous military bases in beautiful places in nature, near water catchment areas and bodies of water. Soviet army had about 1565 military objects in Estonia, including 5 aerodromes, more than 50 rocket bases, test sites etc. Since Estonia regained its independence, our environmental protectors have suffered uncertainty whether all sources of pollution and the remains of hazardous substances have been found and neutralised.
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Traces of Empire: Paldiski 1994

Original title: Impeeriumi jäljed: Paldiski 1994

1994 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Mati Talvik

Documentary about the situation in Paldiski and Pakri islands after the Soviet army left Estonia in 1994.

After the Bases Agreement that was imposed on Estonia by the Soviet Union in 1939, Paldiski became a Soviet military base. In the beginning, after the World War 2, the town was also open to local Estonians; however, the decision that was made in 1962 to establish a training center for Soviet nuclear-powered submariners made Paldiski a closed military town for 30 years. In 1968, the training center started to educate the crew members of nuclear-powered submarines. 1968. aastal hakati õppekeskuses koolitama välja aatomiallveelaevade ekipaaže. Paldiskisse ehitati tõenäoliselt maailma ainus maapinnal asuv tuumaallveelaeva täpne makett koos tuumareaktoriga. Hiljem ...
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Estonian Defence

Original title: Eesti kaitse

1993 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the history of national defence in pre-war Estonia and the management of national defence after Estonia regained independence.

In 1993, Estonian National Defence celebrates its 75th birthday. Soviet military forces have not left yet when the restoration of national defence has been founded. Various state and voluntary structures are looking for the right anwers in forming defence policy. The director is intrigued by the national level of protection and the politicians' rights to decide for or instead of the nation how to protect the state (and nation). These problems have always been vital for Estonia. The prequel of the documentary introduces a long excursion to history - from the War of Independence to the year of 1940, while ...
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Master and Slave

Original title: Isand ja ori

1992 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

Documentary dedicated to the memory of Jüri Müür. The film about how the master of land - the farmer – becomes the slave of land.

The documentary has documented rural life in Estonia in 1991 "from the idyllic to the idiotic" when there was no Land Reform Act. Restoring farms have started on the level of instincts, with unpolished legislation and without the new land readjustment. Perhaps just based on the farmer's sense of mission ... The filmmakers introduce three new farmers who try to build their homes without much thinking of their health.
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Paide - valge kivi linn

1991 | Documentary | Director: Olev Jaksi
The Summer War

Original title of the film: Suvesõda

1991 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves
Peace for our homes

Title in Estonian: Rahu meie kodudele

1990 | Documentary | Director: Heli Speek

Documentary directed by Heli Speek about cleric Harald Meri and the murder story of his housemaid in April 1990.

Harald Meri (1917–1990) was the minister of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, dean of Järva deanery and reverend in Türi. Harald Meri and his housemaid Valve Klein were missing on April 5th, 1990. Their bodies were later found in the territory of Toravere quarry. The double murder is still unresolved. The documentary is based on the story told by Harald Meri's daughter Meeli Meri and on observations of the activities of the murder investigation committee.
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