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Sharp Turn

Original title: Pöördel

1957 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Aleksandr Mandrõkin

The drama directed by Aleksandr Mandrõkin tells the story about the struggle of a young indecisive chairman in order to save the degraded collective farm.

Raivo Kotkas is the new head of the collective farm "Victory". His predecessor Mihkel Vutt has practiced command economy, production has gone down and the cattle has partly perished. Bookkeeper Olep is quite a crook who has played an essential role in the degradation of the collective farm - quite a few good workers have left work because of his cheating. Young agronomist Salme makes up her mind to leave the farm as well. The new chief wins the workers' trust and recovers their belief in the fruitfulness of their work.
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Andrus's Happiness

Original title: Andruse õnn

1955 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

Feature film by Herbert Rappaport based on the novel "The Captains" by Hans Leberecht.

Andrus Laane comes from a fisherman's village. He dreams of becoming a captain to sail the seas but fails the entrance exams to the marine academy. By accident he starts working at a big gas plant. Sharp-witted young man with innovative ideas will be recognized. He will also find his first true love. It seems that Andrus has found his happiness, even if not at sea.
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Light in Koordi

Original title: Valgus Koordis

1951 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

The film directed by Herbert Rappaport is based on the story "Light in Koordi", telling about collectivization in Estonia during the era of Stalinist propaganda. Starring Georg Ots.

Paul Runge, a Red Army soldier, returns to his home village Koordi after the war. Despite the new regime people have not changed much. The village is still the same - neglected and without culture - where prosperous farmers maltreat local peasants, either with using tricks or with brutality. The hopes of new settlers are high, but the harvest will be poor. When Muuli from the Communist Party and Runge realize that small households have no power, they will start to talk about establishing a collective farm. Threatening letters and foul attacks by the followers of the old regime follow ...
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Life in a Citadel

Original title: Elu tsitadellis

1947 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Herbert Rappaport

The first feature film produced in the Soviet Republic of Estonia, directed by Herbert Rappaport from Lenfilm production company. It is based on the play "Life in a Citadel" by August Jakobson and was awarded with the Stalin Prize. The film features many leading Estonian film actors of that time.

Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.
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Öösel

1931 | Feature film, Short | Director: Armas Hirvonen
Dollars

Original title: Dollarid

1929 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihkel Lepper

Drama about a simple office girl who becomes an overnight millionaire that helps her to overcome all obstacles in her love life. Directed by Mihkel Lepper, screenplay and cinematography by Konstantin Märska.

Evi is a typist coming from a simple family. Gustav is the son of a businessman. They meet by chance on a train and fall in love. Gustav's father happens to be Evi's employer and he is categorically against their relationship. Since his business is on the verge of bankruptcy, he wants his son to marry a rich bride. Suddenly, Evi receives an unexpected inheritance that will turn everyone's social positions upside down.
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Law of the First Night (Jus Primae Noctis)

Original title: Esimese öö õigus

1925 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Balduin Kusbock

Silent film directed by Balduin Kusbock is a contemporary love story taking place during the times of slavery in Estonia. Slave girl Linda is taken to the manor house straight from her wedding according to the medieval law of the first night. The groom has to fight for the dignity of his bride.

Helja, an Estonian woman, and his British groom John have met during the Estonian War of Independence. They hear from an old professor of an old folk tale about the dark past of Estonia. Estonian pageboy Mangu who works at von Sternhell's manor proposes a pretty slave girl Linda. However, von Sternhell gives orders to steal the bride right in the middle of the wedding. She will be taken to von Sternhell's castle according to the brutal middle-age custom – the law of the first night. Together with fellow villagers, Mangu gets into a desperate battle with the noblemen in ...
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Shadows of the Past

Original title: Mineviku varjud

1924 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Valter Palm, A. Nugis

This national romantic drama filmed by Konstantin Märska tells the story of the life of ancient Estonians and the way they fought against the knights of Livonian Order. This was the first Estonian colorized full-length silent film that was entirely shot in nature.

The Livonian Order has conquered Estonia and country people try hard protecting their freedom. Uno, a brave man, escapes from imprisonment and goes back to his fellow tribesmen. Encouraged by his parents and a wise man, Kaljo has just become a young leader, when people are being attacked by the Brothers of the Sword. Kaljo's loved one Laine and Uno become victims of the enemy. Virve, Kaljo's sister, sneaks in and liberates Uno who will join the resistance fighters facing the battle of life and death.
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Black Diamond

Original title: Must teemant

1923 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Fjodor Ljubovski

The five-episode silent film directed by Fjodor Ljubovski and produced by Regina-Film was shot in Tartu, supposedly trying to imitate the popular Russian drama series of "Golden Series".

The five-episode silent film was shot in Tartu and it was ambitiously called as „the first Estonian art drama“ by its producers. Nothing is known about the contents of the film since it is not preserved. It may have imitated the popular Russian drama series of „Gold Series“.
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