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  • Gori The Caricaturist
    Gori The Caricaturist

    Original title: Gorikaturist

    2023 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raimo Jõerand, Meelis Arulepp

    A captivating historical documentary with plenty of animation about the destiny of a popular Estonian caricaturist Gori (1894 - 1944) between the two World Wars when total powers leave less and less choices to the talented artist.

  • 1944
    1944

    Original title: 1944

    2015 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    The film tells about the events during the war of 1944 in Estonia, viewed by the Estonians fighting at the Red Army and German Army.

  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    Dance With The Devil's Grandma

    Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

    2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

    The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

  • Toimik nr. 1100
    Toimik nr. 1100

    2012 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Ermo Säks

  • Silent Surrender
    Silent Surrender

    Original title: Ma elasin Eesti Vabariigis

    2010 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

    Documentary by Liina Triškina about the year of 1939 that was fateful for the republic of Estonia. The film studies the subjects of freedom and critical situations, doings and undoings.

  • Lotman's World
    Lotman's World

    Original title: Lotmani maailm

    2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Agne Nelk

    Portrait documentary with humorous touch tells about Juri Lotman, a world famous semiotician. The film is based on archival materials.

  • Nazis and Blondes
    Nazis and Blondes

    Original title: Fritsud ja blondiinid

    2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar

    Estonian-Latvian co-production about the "established fascists" - Baltic actors who were used by the Soviet film industry to create the representation of an enemy and to recreate the image of Baltic people as fascists.

  • Men from Forgotten Army
    Men from Forgotten Army

    Original title: Mees unustatud armeest

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Kalle Käesel

    Documentary by Indrek Treufeldt and Kalle Käesel about Estonians who guarded Nazi criminals during Nurenberg Trials.

  • The Blue Hills
    The Blue Hills

    Original title: Sinimäed

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

  • Fortieth War
    Fortieth War

    Original title: Neljakümnes sõda

    2005 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary by Andres Sööt about the Narva Battalion. The greatest value of the battalion was the Estonian men who volunteered to the Estonian Legion in the autumn of 1942.

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