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Tales Of A Toy Horse

Original title in Ukrainian: Казка про Коника

2021 | Documentary | Director: Ulyana Osovska, Denis Strashnyi, Rodion Shub

Tales of a Toy Horse is a film about being human and its possibility even when there is war around you.

An intimate and poetic cinema verite with animated interludes reveals the philosophy of life of an old monk and artist, who for many years keeps his monastic vow to find something good in every day. Combining spiritual life with social activism since 2014, he takes multiple trips to deliver humanitarian aid to Donbas, where his vow is challenged by the war-torn reality.
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Blue

Original title: Sinine

2020 | Feature film, Short | Director: Tõnis Pill

When two strangers’ paths cross after a car accident, the woman hijacks the situation and gets into the man’s car, demanding that he take her away from the scene. As the man tries to find a way out of the situation, fragments from the woman’s past start painting a picture of the tragic events that happened to her.

When a man rushing to work hits a woman in a hospital gown with his car, she hijacks the situation and gets into his car, demanding that he take her away from there. Once the man recovers from what happened, he tries to convince the injured woman to get treated at the hospital but she refuses the help. The band around the woman’s wrist shows that she ran away from the maternity ward and the man assumes she abandoned her newborn child. At this, the man’s attitude changes drastically and he decides to ignore the woman’s request. But when her ...
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Roots: My Flesh And Blood

Original title: Juured: Mu liha ja veri

2018 | Documentary | Director: Heilika Pikkov

This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.

My grandmother and grandfather were married in 1959. 50 years later, they once again stand at an altar to reaffirm their oath from long ago. Now, they know when to stand up for themselves and when to be quiet. When to forgive and when to let go. And they also know there isn’t much time left. This is a story about love and loss. About my flesh and blood.
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Roots: Waiting For A Miracle

Original title: Juured: Oodates imet

2018 | Documentary | Director: Aljona Suržikova

The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.

A woman’s biggest joy is giving the gift of life to a new human being. The biggest pain – the loss of a child – helps to see the beauty in life. This film is about life and how miraculous it is that we are alive.
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Take It or Leave It

Original title: Võta või jäta

2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo

What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it!

One sleepy Saturday morning a 30-year-old construction worker Erik gets some earth shattering news: his ex-girlfriend Moonika whom he hasn’t even seen for the past six months is about to go into labour. She however is not ready for motherhood and if Erik doesn’t want the kid either, the little girl will be put up for adoption. Take it or leave it!
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Medic

Original title: Meedik

2014 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Janno Jürgens

Game becomes life. Architecture student Roomet is sent to paramedic training while serving compulsory military service. How to act, when suddenly you are now longer studying, but dealing with real life and death?

Roomet is a student of architecture who serves in national defence forces. He is sent to medical training where paramedics are being trained for the reserve service units. The medical training lasts for a few months during which the normal playful military training will be combined with the real work in Tallinn Emergency Medical Care. The training introduces Roomet to situations that the man has never even dreamt about. The audiovisual journey brings the viewers to the period in a young man's lfe that defines the new generation. Routine enchaining a free spirit, lack of space and always the same ...
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Dr Kloun

Original title: Doktor Kloun

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Kristel Leesmend

This is the story about Dr Clown who reached the patients of Estonian children's hospitals.

What are the necessities of a child who has to be hospitalized for a longer period of time? They definitely need cure and caring by medical workers; however, in order to soothe their homesickness and worry, the young patients need also joy and laughter. This appears to be quite a complicated task as one has to be ready to make a personal contribution. Despite difficulties there are clowns who come to Tallinn Children's Hospital to make little patients laugh.
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The Phenomenon of Eha

Title in Estonian: Eha fenomen

1999 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

A story about a very brave and positive woman fighting cancer.

After being diagnosed with cancer, Eha was operated 15 times during 13 years, she got chemical and radioation treatment. But her optimistic attitude and willpower have always been there. Eha is a unique case in the medical practice of Estonian oncologists. The documentary shows the doctors who treat Eha: Avo Viiard, Jaan Kelk, Aivar Tilk and Ants Vaar who are really glad as Eha has succeeded to survive for such a long time with her disease. Eha's big love Mati is certainly behind the woman's positive state of mind. They met when both of them had gone through difficult times. ...
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For Crazies Only

Original title: Ainult hulludele ehk halastajaõde

1990 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

Feature film by Arvo Iho tells the story of a nurse working at the department of traumatology. She helps a young man who has lost self-confidence and emotional balance and needs help in order to rediscover his virility. The nurse's behaviour will be disapproved by other people.

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful Russian nurse taking care of him. In order to restore the young man's vitality, self-confidence and virility, the nurse spends a night full of tenderness and love with him. Rita's colleagues start teasing her. Yet, there is someone who considers Rita to be the source for the evil and takes action. Rita accepts her fate but the avenger becomes more brutal every time.
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Surgery

Original title: Lõikus

1984 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary by Peep Puks about Toomas Sulling, a reknowned heart surgeon, and his operating team.

Reportage documentary about the story of an operation - how a patient reaches the operating table and how the operation saves his/her life. Filmmakers follow the daily work of cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Toomas Sulling and his team. The surgeons are around the operating table in the department of cardiac reanimation in North Estonia Medical Centre. Heart surgeon Toomas Sulling operates cardiac blood vessels on a patient who later shares his experience about his illness and the process of getting better.
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