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Trees Were ...

Original title: Puud olid ...

1985 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

The film directed by Peeter Simm is based on the novel "Trees Were, Trees Were Tender Brothers" by Mats Traat, telling the story of young Hind who unexpectedly becomes the head of a farm in the Governorate of Livonia in 19th century, during the times of corveé.

Typhus has killed the father, mother and older son of Palanumäe farm. Hind, younger son, realizes that he won't be able to manage the shabby farm alone. Paabu, the wife of older son, is good at housework and Hind likes her; however, more help than that is needed for maintaining the farm. Jaak, the farmhand, does more harm than good. The rumour is around that when converting to orthodoxy one will lead better life in a warm country - this, of course, attracts Hind, but angers the estate owners. How come this young inexperienced man wants something else than serving ...
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Requiem

Original title: Reekviem

1984 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Olav Neuland

The psychological drama directed by Olav Neuland depicts the events of the summer of 1944 - the story of a family of Estonian intellectuals in the middle of the war.

When the frontline extends over Estonia in the summer of 1944, the pilots of a shot down Soviet airplane come to ask for help to Meelaku farm where organ builder Jaan lives with his kids Johann, Sebastian and little Mari. Their mother has died in war and the family won't hear of any Germans or Russians. One pilot needs an operation so Jaan sends for Evelyn Ewers, a German military doctor. The course of events forces to stay everyone in the farmhouse until the final decision must be made.
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Happy-Go-Lucky

Original title: Nipernaadi

1983 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The film directed by Kaljo Kiisk is based on the novel "Toomas Nipernaadi" (1928) by August Gailit, telling the story of a restless vagabond spending his summers with travelling on foot around the country.

While traveling around Estonia in summertime, Toomas Nipernaadi has no direction nor destination - he goes where the road takes him. People think their lives have been predestined and it should be taken as an inevitability until they meet Nipernaadi who likes to make up all kinds of stories and make people excited. He promises everyone happiness, love, and himself - but no one will ever get hold of him.
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Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter

Original title: Arabella, mereröövli tütar

1982 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Peeter Simm

Full-length action film directed by Peeter Simm is based on the children's book "Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter" by Aino Pervik. The story is about the thin line between the good and the evil and about the fateful crossing of that line. räägib hea ja kurja vahelisest piirist, mille ületamine on saatuslik.

Taaniel Tina is a strict, harsh captain of a pirate ship. His daughter Arabella is used to the pirate lifestyle, including treasure hunt and battles. Aadu is a traveler full of wisdom and cordiality who win's Arabella's heart. She will gradually learn that the pirates, including his father, are imprisoned by greed and evil. The pirate ship sails to another dangerous robbery. How to direct one's destiny in order a child could live in a better world?
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Bull Fight

Original title: Corrida

1982 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Olav Neuland

Psychological romantic drama directed by Olav Neuland. The film is based on the novel "Corrida" by Teet Kallas.

Osvald Rass is an aging literary critic who makes up his mind to leave the town and move to a lonely island with his young wife Ragne, hoping to find inspiration and harmony there. Their idyllic summer is interrupted by uninvited guests. Photographer Tarmo, Ragne's ex-boyfriend, appears from the sea. A sinister-looking bull starts to bother them, followed by the whole cattle. This leads to the bull fight where the two men are ready to prove their love towards Ragne.
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Teisikud

1982 | Musical film, Concert, TV feature, TV feature | Director: Leo Karpin
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Bumpy

Original title: Nukitsamees

1981 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Helle Murdmaa

The debut feature film directed by Helle Murdmaa is based on the children's story "Bumpy" by Oskar Luts. It is a musical fairy tale about the good and the evil, represented by sister and brother, Iti and Kusti, and by the family of forest ogres. The songs written by Olav Ehala for the film have become nationally known and beloved while being chosen also to the repertoire of Estonian song festivals.

One beautiful morning the toddler of the forest ogre family gets a babysitter, a little girl named Iti. She and her brother Kusti have been decoyed into a deep forest by a witch who wants to make them work in her ogre's household. Despite the extremely hard times she has with the toddler, Iti won't lose her patience and the little Bumpy starts to behave like a normal child. His name - Bumpy - comes from the tiny horns he has on his head. When the children find the opportunity to escape, Bumpy won't hear of letting Iti go. Iti ...
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Kaks päeva Viktor Kingissepa elust I jagu

1981 | TV feature, TV feature, Series | Director: Tõnis Kask
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Rowan Gates

Original title: Pihlakaväravad

1981 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veljo Käsper

The last feature film directed by Veljo Käsper tells the mature love story developing in a small island, mingled with the everyday life of construction workers.

Engineer Lembit with his construction team arrives at a small island to build a sheep farm. They are accommodated in the house of a middle-aged woman Marta and her daughter Kaja. The everyday routine will change when after some time everyone's controlled behaviour starts to change, expressing suppressed problems and yearning for warmth and love.
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The Smacking Sea

Original title: Karge meri

1981 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Kruusement

The film directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the novel "The Smacking Sea" by August Gailit and takes the audience to an island where its inhabitants live according to the community traditions. The visual side of the film emphasizes the everyday life, traditions and ethnography of the fishermen and seal hunters of Ruhnu Island and depicts the picturesqueness of its nature and village landscapes.

When an islander comes with his decorated boat to propose to Katrina, she will need some time for figuring out what to do since she hardly knows the man. However, they will start their journey back to Matt Ruhve's home island even before the sunset. This is the island with its own laws where the strangers are not welcome and where even love tastes a bit like a sea salt.
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