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Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Original title in Russian: Капитан Волконогов бежал

2021 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksei Chupov

Captain Fyodor Volkonogov, a well-respected and obedient USSR law enforcer, witnesses his peers being suspiciously questioned. Sensing his turn is approaching, he escapes and is soon on the run, hunted by his former colleagues. Vulnerable and hopeless, Fyodor comes to realize what he had been part of, and that repentance is the only way for him to escape the eternal torment of Hell. But time is running out and the manhunt is closing in on him...

The events of this parable take place in a city that resembles Leningrad (USSR) in 1938. This is a tense period of political persecutions and mass fear. The Captain of the Department of Internal Affairs Fyodor Volkonogov (32) specializes in obtaining self-incrimination from persons under investigation using special methods of force. But the moment comes for the repressive system to turn the eye on its own soldiers. Volkonogov’s direct supervisor commits suicide. Fyodor foresees his own arrest and flees, thus becoming “the enemy” hunted by the colleagues. Lucky to get regular clothes Captain is looking for the shelter ...
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Bridges Of Time

Original title: Ajasillad

2018 | Documentary | Director: Audrius Stonys, Kristine Briede

"Look back with me and maybe you will find out something new about documentary cinema, which is nothing else but life after death." Herz Frank.

Meditative documentary essay portrays the less-remembered generation of cinema poets of the Baltic New Wave. With finesse, they push beyond the barriers of the common historiographic investigation in order to achieve a consummate poetic treatment of the ontology of documentary creation.
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Captain Morten And The Spider Queen

Original title: Kapten Morten lollide laeval

2018 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Kaspar Jancis, Riho Unt, Henry Nicholson

Sometimes you need to be shrinked in order to grow up.

A young boy learns to take control over his life when he is shrunk to the size of an insect and has to sail his own toy boat through a flooded café. Morten has to be shrunk down before he can grow up. He builds a toy boat which he crews with insects. This is his escape from the unhappy world of the harbour café where he lives with his aunt Anna. When Morten is shrunk in a botched magic trick he finds himself sailing his own boat across the flooded café. The insect crew look uncannily like his aunt ...
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Flame of Life

Original title: Elutuli

1987 | Documentary, Observation, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary by Peep Puks based on Estonian national identity and culture.

Documentary commissioned by the State Television and Radio Committee of USSR about Estonian history, present day and nature conservation. There is already the touch of the liberating atmosphere of the late 1980s. The documentary is thus free from ideological dictates and nomenclatural situations. Estonian-mindedness is expressed through the selection of topic, visual language as well as the soundtrack. Among the themes there are the national identity of Estonians, fellowship, local nature and culture. The message is slightly circumspect yet emphasizing Estonian mentality and nationality throughout the film.
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Call by the sea

Title in Estonian: Mere kutse

1985 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Kusmin

Documentary directed by Toivo Kuzmin about the problems of Estonian shipping, preparing and educating the young marines.

"Call by the sea" is the last film of the trilogy of sea-related films directed by Toivo Kuzmin. The documentary talks about the problems in the field of Estonian shipping, preparing and educating the young marines. The filmmakers observe the entrance exams at the Estonian Nautical School, life at the school and at sea. The question of marine education is discussed by the headmaster of the nautical school, head of Estonian Shipping, head of fish industry, ship captains, marines and students of the nautical school.
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Metsakombinaadist Jaapanisse

1981 | Documentary, Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Toivo Kuzmin
The course is the same

Title in Estonian: Kurss endine

1976 | Documentary | Director: Rein Karemäe

Documentary introduces the life and activities of Kirov fisherman's collective farm.

Visiting again Kirov fishermen's collective farm, five years after completion of documentary "Vitality". Local people knew already five years ago what they wanted and got what they desired. Their course was clear. But how about now? Author of the film, Rein Karemäe, is asking questions from the people in the collective farm.
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Jõmm

1975 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Sulev Nõmmik
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Mereväravad

1972 | Documentary | Director: Jüri Müür
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Nõukogude Eesti

1971 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu