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LUKUS

2021 | Students film, Short | Director: Umut Vedat

Psychological drama about the survival of a trapped woman.

A woman gets trapped in an apartment, but she tries to deal with everything that’s happening in her life, while searching for a way out.
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Riksu

2021 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Rain Järv, Janne Vasarainen

A glimpse to the life of a young boy, living with difficulties, but also an immersely creative mind.

We follow Riksu through a period in time. How he visits different therapists, but still feels to be stuck in his own world. We see him in different locations that symbolize his relation to the world, whether it's a cage in a zoo, or the ruins in a church.
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My Dear Corpses

Original title in Estonian: Mu kallid laibad

2020 | Students film, Short | Director: German Golub

Unexpectedly evicted from his house, Erki is forced to agree to become a corpse carrier to take care of his lonely mother.

Unexpectedly evicted from his house, Erki faces a rather difficult task to take care of his lonely mother. He’s forced to agree to become a corpse carrier. But the situation is about to get a whole lot worse, when Erki meets his new colleague for whom it's just another day in the field.
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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.

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbour 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. Young and energetic man Andres together with his wife Krõõt arrives to his new farm bought on a loan to establish their new life. Robber’s Rise must become a place, that’ll take care of the family. Household needs a lot of work and consistency – battle with nature, fate and his spiteful neighbour Pearu ...
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New Rise, Old Ebb

Original title: Uus Tõus, Vana Mõõn

2018 | Documentary | Director: Enrico Barone, Carlo Cubero, Kristiina Pilvet

In 2016 several fires destroyed several buildings on the island of Piirissaare, among the also the Old Believers prayer house. Praskovja, the 84-year- old choir singer and important member of the community, lost her childhood´s house in one the fires and she is trying to get on her feet down again and continue living.

From May to September 2016, several fires took place on the island of Piirissaare, destroying many houses and the most important building of the community: the Old Believers' prayer house. These events caused insecurity and disagreement among the members within the community. 84-year-old Praskovja is the key figure of the community and used to sing in the prayer house´s choir. Her childhood house burnt down in one of the fires, and now she has been forced to move to her old summer cottage and strives to rise again on her feet. The documentary shows through Praskovja's eyes how the community of ...
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The Crutch

Original title (in Estonian): "Kark"

2015 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Paula Maria Vahtra
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I Won´t Come Back

Original title: Я не вернусь

2014 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilmar Raag

Anya is a good-looking, successful young graduate student. She gives lectures on Byron and has a relationship with one of the professors. One day her life takes an unexpected turn for the worse.

Anya is a good-looking, successful young graduate student. She gives lectures on Byron and has a relationship with one of the professors. One day her life takes an unexpected turn for the worse. A victim of false accusations, she has to flee, disguised as a teenaged homeless girl. While on the run, Anya meets twelve-year-old Christine, an orphan who is as desperate and reckless as Anya herself. This friendship becomes a turning point for Anya – reliving her adolescence for the second time, she now is forced to rewrite her life. In I Won’t Come Back, Ilmar Raag, director of the ...
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Hella W

Original title: Hella W

2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juha Wuolijoki

An epic biographical film about Hella Wuolijoki, Finnish public figure and writer who was born and raised in Estonia.

The events of the film "Hella W" take place during the most decisive decade in European history - from 1920s to 1940s. By that time, Wuolijoki had earned millions and written several politically incorrect plays. Due to her left-wing views, her activities were observed both by British, Soviet and Finnish secret services. When the events of the Second World War developed, Hella found herself in a situation that knew no simple solutions ... Among other jobs, Wuolijoki also worked as a co-author for Postimees newspaper. Her plays are a part of history of literature, including the Niskavuori series, The Farmer's ...
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Hing

2011 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Kullar Viimne
Fragile is the Night

Original title: Õrn on öö

2010 | Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

Helpline advisers's job is to keep listening to those in need and try to follow them to the very end of their sufferings while trying to understand, comfort and give advice.

They say that human life hangs by a thread. Every moment, every second, day or night, summer or winter, from the very first breath to the last one, in health and in sickness - the thread may be broken any time. Not much is needed to make it happen. Calling the helpline is the last hope for those in need and the last connection to the outer world. Depression, loneliness, hopelessness, problematic situations - these are main subjects of these calls. The helpline advisers are attentive listeners and know how to dissolve distress and worry. They are just like kind ...
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