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Bear with a tie

Original title in Estonian: Lipsuga karu

2021 | Students film, Animation | Director: Ann Kärner

The animated film talks about how to be happy.

Not how much we have, but how much we value what we have, makes us happy.
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Lotte and the Lost Dragons

Original title: Lotte ja kadunud lohe

2019 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Janno Põldma, Heiki Ernits

We all come from our childhood.

In this third film of the series of Lotte films that children know and love, the spirited girl dog Lotte gets a little sister named Roosi. Karl the raccoon and Viktor the fish are scientists who come to Gadgetville. They are taking part in a big folk song collecting competition. Whoever succeeds in recording the folk song of the world’s oldest animal species, the mythical fire-breathing dragon, wins the competition’s grand prize. Lotte and Roosi decide to help the scientists. Exciting and unexpected adventures await the sisters.
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Destination To Be Happy

Original title: Sihtpunkt - olla õnnelik

2016 | Documentary | Director: Kertu Köösel

This documentary tells the story of two men, Rain and Andres who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. On their searches they have gone through many experiences which allows them to make others happy as well.The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.

This documentary tells the story of two men, Rain and Andres who are constantly on the search of self fulfilment and happiness. On their searches they have gone through many experiences which allows them to make others happy as well.The phrase giving is better than receiving was made for personalizing them.
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Fading beauty

Original title (in Estonian): "Üürike ilu"

2016 | Students film, Short | Director: Tormi Torop

This film tells a story about the brutality of honest love - soft version - maybe.

It's a story about a young man - Kaido, who works in a botanical garden. He meets a girl - Liisa, who is the complete opposite of him. It's a a story about the brutally honest love, a story about short glimpses of happiness that melt away like snow in July.
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A Letter from Ruhnu

Original title: Kiri Ruhnust

2009 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

A young woman becomes a school teacher and discovers life in a small island of Ruhnu.

Young woman Kadri becomes s a teacher in an island of Ruhnu that is a small, isolated community. Her main duty is to teach the youngest children in the first and second grade - there are only two schoolchildren in these classes. At the same time, Kadri tries to get used to the island's life and to understand the strange traditions and odd behaviour of the local people living in isolated community.
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The Book

2009 | Students film, Exercises (Fiction) | Director: Anna Kanska
What's Your Name?

Original title: Mis su nimi on?

2009 | Feature film, Short | Director: Maria Avdjuško

Anecdotal story about a known intellectual who unexpectedly is given a new identity and during one night he will find out that he might actually need it in the future.

The protagonists of the anecdotal short film are Linnar Priimägi and Taavi Eelmaa; the deuteragonists of the film are Tuglas and Savisaar. Priimägi and Eelmaa perform the most provocative homoerotic scene in Estonian film history – a night full of wild gay sex. Supposedly, the film is based on true events. Not recommended for those under age and the faint-hearted!
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Mindless

Original title: Meeletu

2006 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Elmo Nüganen

The film directed by Elmo Nüganen is based on the play "Mindless" by Jaan Tätte, telling about the protagonist who makes up his mind to leave his successful life and move to a completely different place.

Toomas is a successful forty-year-old businessman who makes up his mind to leave everything for a year - his wife, son, and business - and to live in an old farmhouse by a lonely forest lake. Soon a neighbour from the village knocks on the door of Toomas' farmhouse, followed by another one; it seems that everyone from the village come to Toomas for the message they have heard from a mysterious forest maid. Toomas feels the power and spirit of becoming the prophet of truth. Events will take an unexpected turn when Toomas's wife and business partner pay him ...
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Brothers

Original title: Broidit

2003 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Esa Illi

The first full-length feature film directed by Finnish filmmaker Esa Illi tells about love and death, the feeling of guilt and salvation. The majority of the Finnish-Estonian co-production has been filmed in Pärnu, Estonia.

Young Finnish man Joni decides to move to Pärnu with his Estonian girlfriend Rimma. Joni's brother, photographer Sami who is 15 years older, is so busy working that he is about to lose his girlfriend Sanna. Sami is told by Joni's doctor that Joni should be quickly found. Sami has the feeling that Joni is not well and feels responsible for bringing Joni back to hospital in Finland. Yet, Sami finds out that Joni is in love and happy with his life in Pärnu, not thinking about death. When the brothers meet abroad in a strange town, they will rediscover ...
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Lenin - Man and Mountain

Original title: Lenin - inimene ja mägi

2001 | Documentary | Director: Riho Västrik

Documentary by Riho Västrik about young alpinists who climb the Lenin Mountain (7134m) in Kyrgystan.

Lenin (7134m) is a mountain in Kyrgystan and the first challenge for alpinists who dream of climbing the highest points in the world. The documentary describes the first meeting with Lenin for a group of young climbers. In addition to the physical preparations, climbing such a high mountain needs nerves of steel. From a team of eight men in Jaan Künnap´s Alpinist Club, only three took up the journey. The film looks at the alpinists in close-up, even when the height has wrenched their bodies and confidence begins to slip.
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