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  • Winning in everyway
    Winning in everyway

    2020 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Silver Loorens

    Boy called Ruudi who was born and later they discovered that he has down syndrome. What was hard ofcourse for the family, but they learned to lived with it.

  • 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.

  • The Riddle of Jaan Niemand
    The Riddle of Jaan Niemand

    Original title: Põrgu Jaan

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaur Kokk

    "When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." Lao-Zi.

  • Dr Kloun
    Dr Kloun

    Original title: Doktor Kloun

    2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Kristel Leesmend

    This is the story about Dr Clown who reached the patients of Estonian children's hospitals.

  • CBC News - Estonian boy Kristo
    CBC News - Estonian boy Kristo

    Original title: CBC News - Kristo saabus ravile Montreali

    1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    CBC News's story about an Estonian boy who arrives in Canada to receive orthopedic treatment.

  • Death Dance
    Death Dance

    Original title: Surmatants

    1991 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tõnu Virve

    The first full-length feature film directed by Tõnu Virve is a collection of fragments inspired by the painting "Danse Macabre" ("Dance of Death") by Lübeck painter Bernt Notke, telling the speculated version of the painting's journey to Tallinn.

  • Kristo - Estonian Boy Treated in Canada
    Kristo - Estonian Boy Treated in Canada

    Original title: Kristo - eesti poiss, keda raviti Kanadas

    1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    A little Estonian boy arrives at Canada in order to get orthopedic treatment.

  • Doktor Stocmann 2 seeria
    Doktor Stocmann 2 seeria

    1988 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Mikk Mikiver

  • Meetings in the street
    Meetings in the street

    Title in Estonian: Kohtumised tänaval

    1960 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

    Staged documentary directed by Valeria Anderson about simple people who are confident and determined in order to achieve their goals.

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1960 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson

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