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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.

August 1939, the last days before the outbreak of World War II. Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich shock the world by signing a military alliance pact. At that very moment in Estonia, a small country neighbouring Russia, the head of the counter-Soviet Intelligence (O2) is murdered. A suspicion for a mole in their ranks closes down the unit and an intelligence officer Feliks Kangur is assigned with catching the traitor. When Germany and the Soviet Union invade Poland, Feliks finds out that the Red Army has kicked off a covert operation to annex Estonia next. Haunted by a ...
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Unt´s hour

Original title: Unditund

2015 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Avdjuško

One of the most extraordinary personas in Estonian cultural history is undoubtedly the writer, director, publicist, lecturer and a public figure Mati Unt.

One of the most extraordinary personas in Estonian cultural history is undoubtedly the writer, director, publicist, lecturer and a public figure Mati Unt. The Documentary Unt’s Hour takes us back to the bright generation of the ‘60s with their innovative and creative ideas in the literary world and the theatre. The film depicts Mati Unt as a charismatic persona, a phenomenal thinker and an anarchist who used cinematic tools to reinvent old forms. The film includes never before seen footage of Mati during his creative process and among his friends. The story centers on different groups of friends that formed ...
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On the Other Side of the Woods

Original title: Teisel pool metsa

2014 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg

Fairytale full of light, magic and nostalgia.

Fairytale full of light, magic and nostalgia. A clay doll awakens her surroundings that become a syrreal world in constant flow of change. Shot with natural light the visible changes of daylight emphasize the passing of time in the film.
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Closing Session

Original title: Lõpuõhtu

2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Hardi Volmer

One night weird figures gather on the Karahundzhi Plateau. They are the figures of God created by Man in different times and cultures. According to Tibetan monks, writing down all the names of God will bring about the end of the world.

One night there gather weird figures to the Karahundzhi Plateau. They are the figures of God created by Man in different times and cultures - puppets. At the same time in some technical centre there are printed out all letter kombinations in all known languages. According to Tibetian monks this act - writing down all the names of God - will bring along the end of the universe. The Creator has decised to introduce the gods to each other before the great end. This happens to be a gaudy bunch of selfish, but quite nice idols who happen to be quite ...
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Ilo From Paris

Original title: Ilo Pariisist

2002 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Peep Puks

Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, is the guide to take the viewers around Paris.

Documentary by Peep Puks combines two stories: the destinies of a city and of a woman, the stories of Ilo Jaik-Riedberg and the city of Paris. Culture is the common language of Europe. While navigating in French cultural space we perceive its uniting power both for Estonians. Ilo Jaik-Riedberg, daughter of writer Juhan Jaik, works a tourist guide in Paris and introduces the city in various languages. She first went to Paris as a war refugee in 1945. The Jaik family settled in Sweden, yet in 1971 Ilo moved to Paris and stayed there. Ilo brings Estonian tourists to the ...
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Yellow House

2000 | Musical film, Dance | Director: Manfred Vainokivi, Marju Lepp
Riigivanem I

1991 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar
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Miks puud enam ei kõnele

1988 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Kalju Kivi
High Jump

Original title: Hüpe

1985 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Avo Paistik
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With Bare Hands

Original title: Paljakäsi

1980 | Documentary | Director: Mihkel Ratas

The first steps of the ancient Eastern martial art - karate - in Estonia.

Artist Rein Tammik is painting a portrait of wrestler Georg Lurich commissioned by a karate club. There is a training going on in Rataskaevu Street while at the same time basement rooms are being dug for the future leisure room. Priit Kelder, teacher of Eastern martial arts, talk about Lurich as a personality whom he considers to be the founder of the man-to-man fight in Estonia. Karate competition "Tallinn Cup" starts a new tradition in the Soviet Union, both young and professional experienced athletes take part in it. The cup stays in Estonia.
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