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  • Truth and Justice
    Truth and Justice

    Original title: Tõde ja õigus

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

    Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

  • The Estonian Draft Horse
    The Estonian Draft Horse

    Original title: Eesti raskeveohobune

    1996 | Documentary, Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Ago Ruus

    Documentary commissioned by the Estonian Horse Breeders' Society tells about the development of Estonian Draft or Eston-Arden horses.

  • Change of weather
    Change of weather

    Original title: Ilmamuutus

    1986 | Documentary | Director: Peeter Tooming

    Documentary by Peeter Tooming about the problems in a village of Hiiumaa island and about the three "old school" workers who live in the island.

  • Endla
    Endla

    1985 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heikki Aasaru

  • The Ploughman's Fatigue
    The Ploughman's Fatigue

    Title in Estonian: Künnimehe väsimus

    1982 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde, Jüri Müür

    This documentary is a critical analysis of the severe negative consequences of the centrally planned agricultural policy. A policy which imposes a new technology without taking into account the specific needs and conditions of the farming-land in Estonia.

  • Once You Mock the Field ...
    Once You Mock the Field ...

    Original title: Narri põldu üks kord

    1981 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

    Documentary on a problematic issue - namely the crop husbandry and land improvement in a non-chernozemic zone in the Soviet Estonia.

  • Big Tyll
    Big Tyll

    Original title: Suur Tõll

    1980 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Rein Raamat

  • Do you remember?
    Do you remember?

    Title in Estonian: Mäletate?

    1975 | Documentary | Director: Semjon Školnikov

    Documentary directed by Semyon Shkolnikov where ex-servicemen recall their days in war and the difficulties during the post-war years.

  • The field has no ceiling
    The field has no ceiling

    Title in Estonian: Põllul pole lage

    1974 | Documentary | Director: Jüri Müür

    Documentary directed by Jüri Müür about the daily problems in the field of agriculture - worries about its development and the future tasks.

  • Nõukogude Eesti
    Nõukogude Eesti

    1971 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu

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