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  • Vertical Money
    Vertical Money

    Original title: Vara küps

    2024 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Martti Helde

    Where have the Estonian forests gone?

  • Melchior The Apothecary. The Executioner's Daughter
    Melchior The Apothecary. The Executioner's Daughter

    Original title: Apteeker Melchior. Timuka tütar

    2023 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    In the third film of medieval thriller, Melchior's wife Keterlyn witnesses a brutal attack. The life of an unknown young man is saved, but the victim who has lost his memory does not know who he is and how he ended up in Tallinn.

  • Wishes from the well
    Wishes from the well

    Original title in Estonian: Soovid kaevu põhjast

    2023 | Students film, Short | Director: Alesja Suzdaltseva

    A short film about a man caught in the cogs of life.

  • Child’s play
    Child’s play

    Original title in Estonian: Lapsemäng

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Silver Õun

    Two fathers teach their kids the great art of chopping wood. No one wants to take the blame when an accident occurs.

  • Prelude to Emptiness
    Prelude to Emptiness

    Original title in Estonian: Prelüüd tühjusele

    2022 | Students film, Short | Director: Vivian Ruumet

    The film is about a dysfunctional couple Rain and Deelia whose life goals and choices are moving towards different directions.

  • Estonian Funeral
    Estonian Funeral

    Original title: Eesti matus

    2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

    Based on one of the longest running plays in Estonian theatre, “Eesti matus“ by Andrus Kivirähk, this is a comedy full of hilarious characters and unexpected situations where Estonian national-conservative view of the world clashes with more liberal European values of the younger generation.

  • Dawn of War
    Dawn of War

    Original title: O2

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Margus Paju

    A spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.

  • Goodbye Soviet Union
    Goodbye Soviet Union

    Original title: Hüvasti, NSVL

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lauri Randla

    Lauri Randla’s first full length feature film is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.

  • Class Reunion 3: Godfathers
    Class Reunion 3: Godfathers

    Original title: Klassikokkutulek 3: Ristiisad

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: René Vilbre

    Having unwillingly agreed to become the Godfather to his ex-wife’s newborn baby, Andres falls deep into the pool of self-pity. Luckily,he has his best friends Mart and Toomas by his side who take Andres to tantra camp to find the most beautiful woman to accompany him at the baptising.

  • Truth and Justice
    Truth and Justice

    Original title: Tõde ja õigus

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

    Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

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