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  • Dawn of War
    Dawn of War

    Original title: O2

    2020 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Margus Paju

    A spy thriller about an Estonian intelligence officer, who has to track down a mysterious Soviet double agent on the eve of WWII.

  • Immortal
    Immortal

    Original title in Estonian: Surematu

    2019 | Documentary | Director: Ksenia Ohhapkina

    Born to march to the rhythms of the power, they follow the promise of immortality. The film looks at the making of a Russian citizen from a fresh angle.

  • 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.

  • Mister Wall and the Wind
    Mister Wall and the Wind

    Original title: Jüri - see mulk, ehk mis tuul müürile...

    2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Enn Säde

    Documentary by Enn Säde portrays Jüri Müür - an important filmmaker in Estonian culture whose films are among the best ones in Estonian national filmography.

  • Pro Patria ad Astra
    Pro Patria ad Astra

    2002 | Documentary | Director: Laine-Astrid Bils

    Documentary about the story of founding the Estonian air force in the War of Independence and its development between the two war worlds.

  • Family 47
    Family 47

    Original title: Perekond 47

    1978 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Enn and Helga Nõu's trip to Canada and to the United States of America - Kotkajärve Forest University and Washington.

  • Film Chronicle by Valter Kotsar
    Film Chronicle by Valter Kotsar

    Title in Estonian: Valter Kotsari kroonika

    1972 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Film chronicle about the culture life of expatriate Estonians in Sweden in 1967-1972.

  • Eesti NSV vabastamise 25.aastapäev
    Eesti NSV vabastamise 25.aastapäev

    1969 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu

  • Väejuht
    Väejuht

    1969 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vladimir Karasjov

  • Family 20
    Family 20

    Title in Estonian: Perekond 20

    1968 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

    Joint activities of the married writers' couple Enn and Helga Nõu with their children in their hometown Uppsala as well as in other beautiful places in Sweden in 1968. Aviation day in Ärna airport in Uppsala, outing of Estonian scouts to Svia.

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