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It All Happened In Võru

Original title (in Võro): Kõik sündü Võrol

2018 | Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

An emotional documentary about life in a small Estonian town during 100 years.

The Republic of Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the century, the little town of Võru has lived through all the events that have rejoiced or shaken the entire country – gaining and regaining of independence, world wars and deportations, destructions and reconstructions. For people living in Võru, it is the centre of the universe. For them everything happens here. What makes this life worth living?
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History Exam

Original title: Ajaloo eksam

1988 | Documentary | Director: Vello Kallaste

Documentary by Vello Kallaste about Hans Kruus, a historian and politician with colourful destiny, in the turmoil of historical events.

Hans Kruus (1891-1976) was a left-wing academician who had high-rank positions in state institutions after the war: he was the People's Commissar of the foreign affairs in the Estonian SSR and later the head of Academy of Sciences of Estonian SSR. His career was interrupted when he became ostrasized by Stalinist repression as a bourgeois nationalist in 1950. The filmmakers have used archival materials about the events of early days of Soviet order in Estonian SSR.
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Komsomoli XX kongress

1987 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Toivo Kusmin
Mere sügavustes

1987 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov
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Marathon

Original title: Maraton

1986 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary about Hendrik Allik, a veteran of labour movement, a social activist and a statesman.

Documentary about Hendrik Allik, a revolutionary and a communist, is not just a biographical film. The filmmakers have recorded several episodes from Hendrik Allik's life's marathon. Ene Hion and Andres Sööt have focused on the protagonist's attitudes, evaluations and wisdom.
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Viktor

1986 | Documentary | Director: Tõnis Kask
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Võru 200. Aastapäeva ja saksa okupatsioonist vabastamise 40 aasta pidustused

1984 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Mihhail Dorovatovski
Aastakümned

1979 | Documentary | Director: Vitali Gorbunov
Arnold Veimer in memoriam

1977 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Karl Kello
Johannes Lauristin

1972 | Documentary | Director: Valeria Anderson

Documentary directed by Valeria Anderson about Johannes Lauristin, the chairman of the first ministers' council of the Soviet Estonia.

Documentary recollects Johannes Lauristin, the chairman of the first ministers' council of Estonian SSR, his personality and revolutionary activities. The essential part of the film is formed by the recollections by Olga Lauristin, Arnold Veimer and Hendrik Allik - the co-fighters of Johannes Lauristin. Photographs and documentary footage from the events that took part in 1940 have been used in the film.
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