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  • Our world is theirs
    Our world is theirs

    Title in Estonian: Meie maailm on nende oma

    2016 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Mati Kark

    Journalistic documentary about the conflict between Israel and Palestine from the point of view of local Arabs and Jews.

  • Why do the stars fall
    Why do the stars fall

    Original title: Miks kukuvad tähed

    1987 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Märt Müür

    Documentary on problematic issues directed by Märt Müür whose film tells a story about diligent and successful heads of collective farm and how the Soviet system has unjustly harassed them, found them guilty and punished them.

  • Milk
    Milk

    Title in Estonian: Piim

    1982 | Documentary | Director: Raul Tammet

    Documentary about the development of milk production in Estonia, spiced up by staged episodes.

  • 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.

  • Sügisest kevadesse
    Sügisest kevadesse

    1980 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Valdur Himbek

  • Soviet Estonia
    Soviet Estonia

    Original title: Nõukogude Eesti

    1979 | Commissioned, Other categories | Director: Peeter Tooming

  • Roheline pomm
    Roheline pomm

    1978 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

  • Eesti eksperiment
    Eesti eksperiment

    1976 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Viktor Ždanov, Nikolai Solovtsov

  • Tagastatud väärtused
    Tagastatud väärtused

    1976 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Rein Maran

  • Listen, the grass is growing
    Listen, the grass is growing

    Title in Estonian: Kuulake, rohi kasvab

    1974 | Documentary | Director: Jüri Müür

    Pasture management and the developing research by agricultural scientists in this field.

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