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  • Language Rebel. Mati Hint
    Language Rebel. Mati Hint

    Original title: Keelemässaja. Mati Hint

    2022 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Annika Koppel

    The documentary focuses on the life and creative path of Mati Hint, a linguist, essayist, and lecturer who played an important role in politics during the restoration of Estonian independence.

  • Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost
    Melchior the Apothecary. The Ghost

    Original title: Apteeker Melchior. Viirastus

    2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

    In the second film of medieval thriller, the night watchman is frightened by a terrible ghost - the tragically drowned daughter of a rich merchant.

  • Water in a Sieve. Merle Karusoo
    Water in a Sieve. Merle Karusoo

    Original title: Sõelaga vett. Merle Karusoo

    2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristin Raup, Madli Lääne

    A biographical documentary film by Kristin Raup and Madli Lääne about Merle Karusoo, the Estonian stage director and collector of local biographies.

  • Year Of The Pig
    Year Of The Pig

    Original title: Sea aasta

    2021 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

    The film gives us a look into a year in our recent history, namely the year 2019, which polarised our people in politics and between generations. Without choosing sides and without unnecessary explanations the events shown in the film create a thought provoking story about a nations arrival to the end of the industrial age.

  • Kodumaa karjed
    Kodumaa karjed

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Marta Pulk

    Who's the man waving the flag?

  • Funny Family
    Funny Family

    Originalt title (in Russian): Веселая cемейка

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Pogosov

    The wine factory belonging to Artur's family in Armenia is about to go bankrupt. After the destructive review by an Estonian wine critic, it is decided that Artur should go to Estonia to investigate the matter.

  • Roots: A Poem About Love
    Roots: A Poem About Love

    Original title: Juured: Poeem armastusest

    2018 | Documentary | Director: Nora Särak, Dominik Krutsky

    It was my first time leaving Estonia with no thoughts of return. It was the first time I changed my life completely for something as unexpected as love.

  • The Choice
    The Choice

    Original title: Valik

    2018 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Alexandra Shadrina

    Attention! New collection of people is on sale in our shopping mall!

  • True
    True

    Original title: Omad

    2018 | Feature film, Short | Director: Marta Pulk

    In this cold world one innocent joke is enough to release an avalanche of an argument.

  • 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.

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