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    Love express

    Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kuba Mikurda

    A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.

  • November
    November

    2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

    Visual fairy tale for adults directed by Rainer Sarnet. The feature film combines black comedy and romance.

  • Dearest Sister
    Dearest Sister

    Original title in Lao: Nong Hak

    2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mattie Do

    A Lao village girl’s only chance of escaping indentured poverty is to manipulate her wealthy cousin’s illness into dependence.

  • 3x1: Ja nii igal issanda aastal
    3x1: Ja nii igal issanda aastal

    1990 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Heiki Ernits

  • Teade parlamendile
    Teade parlamendile

    1989 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Valentin Kuik

  • Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II
    Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II

    Original title: Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile, I ja II jagu

    1975 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

    Political adventure film directed by Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" by Julian Semyonov. The film, based on true historical events, partly on real people and facts, became a cult film in Russia. Among others, the following Russian top actors play in the film: Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Nikolay Volkov and Vladimir Ivashov. Also, several famous Estonian actors perform in the film.

  • Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II
    Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, Part I and II

    Original title: Briljandid proletariaadi diktatuurile, I ja II jagu

    1975 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

    Political adventure film directed by Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" by Julian Semyonov. The film, based on true historical events, partly on real people and facts, became a cult film in Russia. Among others, the following Russian top actors play in the film: Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Nikolay Volkov and Vladimir Ivashov. Also, several famous Estonian actors perform in the film.

  • In the Backyard
    In the Backyard

    Original title: Tagahoovis

    1957 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Viktor Nevežin

    The film directed by Viktor Nevezhin is based on the story "In the Backyard" by Oskar Luts, depicting the life in slums in 1930s with melacholy humour and colourful characters. It is the first Estonian film adaptation of a literary classics where the best drama actors of that time perform.

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