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  • To Share Or Not To Share
    To Share Or Not To Share

    Original title: Jagada või mitte jagada

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Minna Hint, Meelis Muhu

    How to live carefree and without money ?

  • Love remains, love returns
    Love remains, love returns

    Original title: Armud jäänud, armud tulnud

    2012 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    Vahur Linnuste, an expatriate Estonian living in Paris, has promoted Estonian spirit, nation and culture abroad for many decades. He tells his colourful story of life and expresses his opionion about the backgrounds of politics in Europe and the whole world that have influenced the development of the Republic of Estonia.

  • Working Title: Wunderkind
    Working Title: Wunderkind

    Original title: Tööpealkiri: Imelaps

    2012 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Marianna Kaat

    Alex Prior was born in 1992 in London to an English father and a Russian mother. Even as a child he was being called “a little Pavarotti” or “a little Mozart” because of his angelic voice and his composition skills.

  • Alyosha
    Alyosha

    Original title: Aljoša

    2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Meelis Muhu

    Meelis Muhu's documentary tells the story of the Soviet monument - the Bronze Soldier called Alyosha that was located in central Tallinn. The events around the monument culminated due to the dislocation of the monument in April 2007 and the following events called the Bronze Night when massive rioting and civil disorder took place on the streets of Tallinn.

  • The Monument
    The Monument

    Original title: Monument

    2008 | Documentary | Director: Tõnu Virve

    The destiny of Estonian monuments during different times.

  • Bronze night: The Russian riot in Tallinn
    Bronze night: The Russian riot in Tallinn

    Title in Estonian: Pronksiöö: Vene mäss Tallinnas

    2007 | Documentary | Director: Urmas Eero Liiv

    Documentary about the two violent nights in central Tallinn in April 2007 after the relocation of the Soviet military monument in Tõnismägi, Estonia.

  • Alone and Together
    Alone and Together

    Original title of the film "Üksinda ja koos"

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

  • The National Library of Estonia
    The National Library of Estonia

    Original title: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu

    1998 | Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Indrek Kangur

    Overview about the Estonian National Library that dates back to December 21st, 1918 when the temporary government of the Republic of Estonia decided to find the State Library.

  • My Life is an Open Book
    My Life is an Open Book

    1997 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Peep Puks

  • City Unplugged
    City Unplugged

    Darkness in Tallinn

    1993 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilkka Järvilaturi

    The action film directed by Finnish filmmaker Ilkka Järvi-Laturi tells the story how the national gold reserve arrives at Tallinn after Estonia has regained its independence and how the local mafia has extensive plans to steal it. Soome režissööri Ilkka Järvilaturi märulifilm Eesti kullavarude jõudmisest Tallinna pärast taasiseseisvumist ja kohaliku maffia suurejoonelisest plaanist kuld röövida.

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