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The Fencer

Original title: Miekkailija

2015 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Klaus Härö

Klaus Härö’s The Fencer is a touching drama about a man who finds meaning in his life through the children who need him. The Finnish entry for the Oscars 2016, Best Foreign Language Film.

In 1952 a young fencing champion Endel arrives in a small town Haapsalu to work as a physical training teacher. In spite of the opposition of the principal of the school, Endel manages to get a permit to teach fencing for children. Slowly it becomes a therapy for the children as well as the teacher himself – a way to deal with everyday grim. The defeated principal is holding a grudge and starts to investigate, why did the champion of the Soviet Union really come to a small town. “The Fencer” is partly based on true life events of an Estonian sportsman ...
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Ruudi

Original title: Ruudi

2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Katrin Laur

The first full-length feature film directed by Katrin Laur tells the story of 7-year-old boy Ruudi who wants to take part in the viking trip for fathers and sons. He holds a contest for finding a father for himself. The award for the winner will be himself, his mother, and the fabulous viking treasure.

Ruudi and his mother Karmen live in the island of Saaremaa. She works as a police officer. There has never been a father in their home. Ruudi has a great passion - vikings - and he is thrilled when a sail on a real viking ship is being held at a fair. Unfortunately it turns out that boys of his age must be accompanied by their fathers. Ruudi with the help of his friend Vika will start looking for a father for himself.
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The Shoe Tree

Original title: Kingapuu

2003 | Students film, Short | Director: Ian Cottage
Father

1998 | TV feature, TV Short | Director: Mart Kivastik
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Georgica

Original title: Georgica

1998 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Sulev Keedus

The poetic drama with a profound philosophical undertone directed by Sulev Keedus about the postwar desolated and occupied land. The film is one of the first art films produced in the independent republic of Estonia and it has received awards at various acknowledged international film festivals.

Story about the silent Boy who is sent for medical treatment to Jakub, a former colonial missionary living on an island that is also a military training area. Jakub is the only civilian there. He has to make observations during the bombing at night and phone the headquarters about the results. The observation spot is located in the tower of a church in ruins where Jakub makes silage. The missionary - an old horse - tramples silage in the church tower. There are beehives inside of the church. Jakub plays the organ, singing chorals and the Boy pumps the organ ...
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Games For Teenagers

Original title: Naerata ometi

1985 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius, Arvo Iho

The feature film directed by Leida Laius is based on the youth novel "Stepmother" by Silvia Rannamaa. The socially sensitive drama is telling the story about the children growing up in an orphanage and about parents' responsibility for their children's fate.

Mari's mother is dead and her father is a drunkard. Life in an orphanage seems impossible but she has nowhere to go. She must get used to live without a home full of warmth and love, together with rough fellow orphans. Fortunately, there is Tauri who behaves well but for some reason other children don't favor him. Robi is a guy who likes to break the rules, thus being popular among the kids; Mari thinks that Robi should be hated instead. Mari finds it almost intolerable to learn the lesson how to see other people around her and how to ...
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The story of Moon

Title in Estonian: Kuulugu

1984 | Documentary, Other categories | Director: Elo Tust

The Moon and the folk wisdom and beliefs related to it.

The ancient monthly calendar of old Estonians and the related beliefs and traditions. The documentary combines archival film episodes and the staged episodes where one can see the peasants working and in their everyday life. Old wisdom and teachings about what kind of work to do during the waning Moon and the increscent Moon.
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Õed

1974 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Elbert Tuganov
Eesti talufilm

1973 | Other categories, Experimental | Director: Mark Soosaar
The Spring

Original title: Kevade

1969 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Kruusement

The first independent feature film directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the story "The Spring" by Oskar Luts, depicting events of a school year in an Estonian church parish school at the end of 19th century. This lyrical and jolly youth story full of hope has been selected as the best Estonian feature film of all times.

During their winter term, the schoolchildren of Paunvere church parish school - Arno, Teele, Toots, Kiir, Tõnisson and Imelik - experience feelings that they will always remember later in their lives: true friendship, first love, self-discovery and finding one's purpose in life. The story is full of colourful events, vivid characters, elaborate jokes and subtle emotions, telling about the development of young people during the most sensitive years of their lives.
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