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1944

Original title: 1944

2015 | Full length feature, Feature film | 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.

The Battle of Tannenberg Line, often referred to as the Battle of the European SS. WWII.1944. The bloodiest conflict on the Eastern Front. Volunteer infantry battalions from Denmark, East Prussia, Flanders, Holland, Norway and Wallonia within the Waffen-SS fight off Soviet Army's thrust at Germany. Half of the SS infantry consists of local Estonian conscripts motivated to resist the looming Soviet re-occupation of their small country. Motivated until they meet their brothers in the Soviet Army. Men brought out of Siberian labour camps and now returning home. Today 70 years on, the makers of Estonia's biggest ever box-office success ...
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Dance With The Devil's Grandma

Original title: Tants vanakuradi vanaemaga

2015 | Documentary | Director: Alice Järvet

The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia.

The film summarises the sad truth about the “games” played at the edge by Konstantin Päts, the first President of the Republic of Estonia, and Johan Laidoner, the then Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in Estonia. It reviews their domestic policy activities and their role in the relationship with Soviet Russia that ended so badly for both these men – and for the whole Estonian nation. More than a quarter of a century ago Eesti Video AS, a company owned by Viktor Siilats, managed to acquire amateur video footage of the discovery of the final detention location of Konstantin ...
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Phobos

Original title: Phobos

2010 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Oleg Assadulin

A horror film directed by Russian filmmaker Oleg Assadulin telling the story about young people who go to a night club built in a bomb shelter and will be trapped in a mysterious labyrinth.

One rainy summer night seven young people gather in Phobos - a newly opened night club built in a former bomb shelter. Suddenly the mechanical doors of the night club close and the young ones find themselves being stuck in labyrinths without electricity and mobile connection. First, no one gets the seriousness of the situation; then, panic will seize them - is it possible to break free from the club of fear after all?
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The Second Coming

Original title of the film: Teine tulemine

2008 | Short, Feature film | Director: Tanel Toom

War drama directed by Tanel Toom is an allegory about life, death and love; also a story about the fate of two brothers in war.

Soldiers are waiting for the enemy's attach in the trench, among them being twin brothers Thomas and Marcus. The foray will end as unexpectedly as it started. An unknown enemy disappears and the whole squad will get killed. Thomas is the only one who survives. Unable to put up with his brother's death, Thomas will start a journey leading out of the war together with his lifeless brother. The journey will become an escape in a dream-like world where the unknown enemy is constantly keeping up with Thomas.
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Estonian Defence

Original title: Eesti kaitse

1993 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about the history of national defence in pre-war Estonia and the management of national defence after Estonia regained independence.

In 1993, Estonian National Defence celebrates its 75th birthday. Soviet military forces have not left yet when the restoration of national defence has been founded. Various state and voluntary structures are looking for the right anwers in forming defence policy. The director is intrigued by the national level of protection and the politicians' rights to decide for or instead of the nation how to protect the state (and nation). These problems have always been vital for Estonia. The prequel of the documentary introduces a long excursion to history - from the War of Independence to the year of 1940, while ...
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The Summer War

Original title of the film: Suvesõda

1991 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves
Oath of Life

Title in Estonian: Eluvanne

1978 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary directed by Peep Puks about Anton Hansen Tammsaare, an Estonian literary classic.

Poetic portrait film about Estonian writer Anton Hansen Tammsaare. Director Peep Puks is telling the writer's story. The voiceover introduces the writer's biography and gives quotes from his literary works, illustrated by the rich and metaphorical visual language. Archival materials and photographs have been used in the documentary.
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A.H.Tammsaare III

1974 | Commissioned, Educational, Other categories | Director: Peep Puks
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Test of strength

Title in Estonian: Jõuproov

1974 | Documentary | Director: Ülo Tambek

Documentary about the upraisal of December 1st, its organizers and participants.

Documentary dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the revolt of December 1st, 1924 gives an overview about the former events while being based on photographs and archival documents. The film talks about the hard life of workers in bourgeouis Estonia that created social fermentation and protest mood. People from workers' movement are introduced, the filmmakers show the preparations of the Estonian Communist Party for the revolt. Descriptions of the former events.
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Men in Soldier's Overcoats

Original title: Inimesed sõdurisinelis

1968 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Jüri Müür

The war drama directed by Jüri Müür is based on the novel "The Two Selves of Enn Kalm" by Paul Kuusberg. It is the first, and so far the only Estonian feature film depicting the Estonian Rifle Corps in the World War II, including the forming process of the corps in the Urals, its battles held at Velikiye Luki, on Emajõgi River and the night battle of Tehumardi on Saaremaa island. Considering the year of the film, it is not free from propaganda; however, for the first time bold and epic battle scenes together with the war chronicles are presented in this film. The soundtrack "Song About the Faraway Home" (music by Eino Tamberg, lyrics by Ralf Parve) is still a popular soldier song today.

After being mobilized to the Red Army and their hard experience in the battalions, Estonian soldiers are formed into the Estonian Rifle Corps. Many of them, including Enn Kalm, lack motivation to fight. On their long way back to homeland and during the battles at Velikiye Luki, the Estonian men will recover their strength and realize the idea of fighting. On the banks of Emajõgi River, Enn and his fellow soldiers have to face their compatriots who wear the enemy's uniform. What about the feelings and behaviour of the men who had to put on the soldier's overcoats due to ...
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