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Saint George

Original title: Püha Jüri

2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Riho Västrik

After his daughter's death, Juri Zhelobetsky from Aruküla started to renovate the local orthodox church.

Juri Zhelobetsky's 16-year-old daughter Elviira was stabbed to death in Aruküla in 2006. The loss of his dear child made Juri to rewind his former course of life and to search for the answer to the question: why? One day when driving by the Orthodox church in ruins at the crossing of Aruküla and Jüri roads, Juri felt enormous anguish. When following the irresistible feeling of pain, he realized that he was repeatedly given a sign – that he must restore the church to its former glory. Having this faith in him helps Juri to move on with his everyday ...
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The Revolution that Wasn't

2009 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aljona Polunina
Islam Eestis

2006 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve
The Art of Selling

Original title: Müümise kunst

2006 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Filmmakers Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi study the new religion of neo-Capitalist society - a selling strategy training.

The young democracy explores the practices of the market economy. Eager for change, Raigo, a young student of theology and Mare, rather passive middle aged widow, together with several others try their luck in the selling business. All you need to do is follow the path of Peep, Estonian star in motivation training, or Evelin, who in just a few years turned from a dull mother of twins into a happy, emancipated and successful business woman. But is everything in life a matter of how you sell yourself? Can Evelin’s motto „manipulate and be manipulated” lead everyone to happiness? And ...
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On the Edge of the New World

Original title: Vahtsõ ilma veere pääl

2004 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Brambat
An Invitation to the Eternal City

Original title: Kutse igavesse linna

2003 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

An hour with the amazingly multifaceted Einar Laigna, who clearly and emphatically discusses life’s basic values with the viewer, at a time when ethics tend to be lost from our lives. And thus, the message that he sends to Estonians and other people who love their land is that today is more important than ever before.

Einar Laigna (1937) is a multifaceted man with an aristocratic attitude. He can be called a philosopher, a cultural historian, a theologian, a military historian, a soldier and a blacksmith. Laigna sincerely talks about himself and his development as a personality. His comprehensive monologue expresses self-confidence and total self-assurance. As the chief inspector of Estonian defence army, Laigna positions himself between the attitudes of a soldier, a priest, a philosopher, a wizard, a king and an artisan while defining the world and himself.
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Smiling Women

Original title: Naeratavad naised

2003 | Documentary | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

Kihnu is an island of women since they have always maintained optimism and households in that island.

There is hardly any other place like Kihnu island where the women in national costumes ride motorbikes while running their daily chores. Life together with fishermen who are always away at sea has made the women of the island to become independent. Despite their men are absent the women still hold a dance festival - the women of Kihnu island dance with themselves.
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Elu pärast maailmalõppu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Simm
The Vicar of Halliste

Original title: Halliste kirikuõpetaja

2000 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

During his unfair imprisonment in the Soviet Estonia a head of sovkhoz gets a divine revelation and he will enter a deal with God in order to set himself free.

Kalev Raave (1926-2004) was a journalist, a functionary of the Estonian Communist Party, head of Võrtsjärve collective farm and Otepää sovkhoz and head of the Youth Theatre. When he was 62 years old, he became a church minister. With his rich life experience and natural kindness, Kalev Raave won people's hearts and he started to restore Halliste church in Viljandi county, Estonia. He had experienced numerous miracles in his life. Miracle perception was one of the possible connections with God for Kalev Raave - without a miracle one won't be able to perceive the otherworldly.
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Who can be happy and free in Russia

Original title: Kellel on Venemaal hea elada?

1998 | Documentary | Director: Natalia Jalviste, Juho Jalviste
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