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Ott Tänak -The Movie

2019 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tarvo Mölder

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. His self-willed tenacity has forged this stubborn country boy with a roller coaster career into a driven WRC-pilot who for the first time has in reach the fulfilment of his childhood dream – to snatch the world championship title from the equally hungry competitors.

The film portrays Estonian rally driver Ott Tänak, one of the most elusive athletes in the eyes of the media with highly reclusive character. Viewers gain rare access in the course of one season to root for Ott’s pursuit for the WRC rallying series world championship title and simultaneously witness him getting accustomed to the new car in the new team. Through the eyes of the top driver whose daily routine sees him race at deadly speeds all over the globe, both the nail-biting and the glamorous life of the rallying world is seen. In parallel with the ups and ...
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Mountains That Were Not There

Original title: Mäed, mida polnud

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ivar Jurtšenko

A documentary film that takes the viewer to the great stages of the sport of cycling. Estonians Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe are the same age and both from the small village of Vändra. They are under the microscope as they both cycle in the top-level Astana Pro Team.

Talent, diligence and willpower can take you to the world stage, even if you grow up in Vändra, on the periphery of Europe, and dream of becoming a professional cyclist. A pro who conquers famous mountaintops in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Dolomites, and whose name is heard from week to week on the Eurosport channel when the Tour de France, the Giro d´Italia or the Vuelta are underway. One exceptional success story is understandable, but when there are two of them, and both at the same time… Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe grew up to become world-class champions ...
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The Team

Original title: Tiim

2006 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Peep Puks
Is Best Enough

Original title: Kas parimast piisab?

2005 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Marek Miil

The documentary takes the viewer into the back stage of professional sports world including its hidden aspects while following judo athlete Alexei Budolin.

Judo athlete Alexei Budolin represented Estonian in the olympic games in Athens in 2004. Everyone expected him to bring home the best results; what happened is that Budolin was a total failure. The sportsman himself and all the people surrounding him - his coach, co-athlete, wife, doctor-chiropractor, mentor and witch - try to find the reason why Budolin burned out despite the fact that everyone gave their best. All the helpers are so different that they won't form an unanimous team for the sportsman. He loses his focus and ground below his feet. Yet, Alexei, who is an optimistic person, ...
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Wonderworker's Debt

Original title: Imetegija võlg

1987 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Hans Roosipuu, Enn Säde

Documentary about professional sports and the efforts by bicyclist Riho Suun.

Documentary about professional sports is following the efforts and failures of bicycle champion Riho Suun. The Estonian sportsman faces difficult times with competing and keeping his position in the team of Soviet Union.
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Üks, kaks, kolm ...

1986 | Documentary | Director: Edvard Oja
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Life like decathlon

Title in Estonian: Elu nagu kümnevõistlus

1984 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Illis Vets

Fred Kudu, coach and lecturer, promoter of sports science and educator of decathlon athletes.

Fred Kudu, coach of decathlon athletes, recalls his early years in the field of sports; emergence of the department of physical education at the University of Tartu; construction of the sports centre in Kääriku; young athletes Heino Lipp, Rein Aun and Nikolai Avilov. Arnold Green and Nikolai Avilov, the olympic medalist at Munich Olympic Games are sharing their thoughts in the documentary. Moments from the track and field competition held in summer 1984.
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Heroes

Title in Estonian: Heerosed

1980 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

Documentary about the olympic medalists Aavo Pikkuus, Ivar Stukolkin, Jaak Uudmäe and Viljar Loor at the Summer Olypic Games in Moscow 1980.

Sports documentary about the olympic medalists Aavo Pikkuus, Ivar Stukolkin, Jaak Uudmäe and Viljar Loor observes the athletes' achievements at the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow 1980 and before that during the test competitions. The film shows the magic and pain of professional sports.
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Title in Estonian: Hind

1978 | Documentary | Director: Valentin Kuik

Aavo Pikkuus - olympic medalist, world champion, winner of the 30th Peace Tour.

Documentary about bicycling sports and Aavo Pikkuus – an olympic medalist and world champion, winner of the 30th Peace Tour held in Poland in 1977. What is the price to pay in professional sports, ask the filmmakers who observe Aavo Pikkuus during the Peace Tour, at the award ceremony and during the training. Aavo Pikkuus tells the filmmakers what sports have given to him; about the competition stress; his misfortunes and fallings and things he might have missed because of being an athlete. The athlete's colleagues also comment on the subject.
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Nõukogude Eesti

1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu