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  • Nocturne
    Nocturne

    Original title in Estonian: "Nokturn"

    2018 | Students film, Short | Director: Viktor Marvin

    After a night of relations a young man finds himself in a serious of strange and unexpected events.

  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    Dance With The Devil's Grandma

    Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

    The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

  • Hunger Week
    Hunger Week

    Original title (in Estonian): "Näljanädal"

    2015 | Students film, Short | Director: Rein Zobel

  • Word for Home
    Word for Home

    2014 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Paula Maria Vahtra, Kristina Amor

  • The Army
    The Army

    2011 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Hardi Kalder

  • An Invitation to the Eternal City
    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.

  • Names in Marble
    Names in Marble

    Original title: Nimed marmortahvlil

    2002 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    The debut film by director Elmo Nüganen is based on the novel "Names in Marble" by Albert Kivikas. The film is a patriotic war drama telling the story of schoolboys in the Estonian War of Independence and of the days and nights of these young volunteer fighters. The film is full of dangers, challenges, pain and exaltation, entwined by a beautiful story of young love.

  • Tartu sõjakomissar Ants Laaneots
    Tartu sõjakomissar Ants Laaneots

    1991 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heli Speek

  • Family 44
    Family 44

    Title in Estonian: Perekond 44

    1977 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    The family chronicle of the activities of the married writers' couple Enn and Helga Nõu in 1976-1977. Communication regiment in Uppsala, speedboat rides, Heino with his model aircraft and moped.

  • Family 2
    Family 2

    Original title: Perekond 2

    1963 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Married writers' couple Enn and Helga Nõu with their small children in their hometown Uppsala, Enn Nõu in defence army, Christmas time and joys of winter.

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