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  • Dance With The Devil's Grandma
    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.

  • War Game
    War Game

    Original title: Sõjamäng

    2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mart Arjukese

  • The Blue Hills
    The Blue Hills

    Original title: Sinimäed

    2006 | Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

  • Estonian Defence
    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.

  • So long, Dracula!
    So long, Dracula!

    Title in Estonian: Isake Dracula Eesti variant

    1993 | Documentary | Director: Leo Ilves

    Anatomy of totalitarism. Sarcastic retrospect to the darkest era in Estonian history during 20th century.

  • Saa vabaks, Eesti meri
    Saa vabaks, Eesti meri

    1991 | Documentary | Director: Toivo Kusmin

  • Miss Saaremaa
    Miss Saaremaa

    Digitally remastered in 2012

    1989 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Mark Soosaar

    A warm portrait about the adventurous life of Ljuba Hermann, the beauty queen of Saaremaa from 1931.

  • Simply a General
    Simply a General

    Title in Estonian: Lihtsalt kindral

    1978 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ülo Tambek

    Documentary directed by Ülo Tambek about lieutenant general Lembit Pärn, the head of the Estonian Rifle Corps, his life and battles.

  • 30 aastat Eesti Laskurkorpuse moodustamisest
    30 aastat Eesti Laskurkorpuse moodustamisest

    1972 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek

  • Veel kord merest
    Veel kord merest

    1971 | Documentary | Director: Tiina Mägi

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