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  • Drifting Apart
    Drifting Apart

    Original title: Triivides kaugusse

    2022 | Feature film, Short | Director: Rebeka Rummel

  • Poll
    Poll

    The Poll; The Poll Diaries

    2010 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Chris Kraus

    The feature film directed by German filmmaker Chris Kraus has been inspired by the memoirs of the director's great aunt of Baltic German origin, Oda Schaefer, where she talks about her youth in Estonia directly before the World War 1.

  • The Smacking Sea
    The Smacking Sea

    Original title: Karge meri

    1981 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Kruusement

    The film directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the novel "The Smacking Sea" by August Gailit and takes the audience to an island where its inhabitants live according to the community traditions. The visual side of the film emphasizes the everyday life, traditions and ethnography of the fishermen and seal hunters of Ruhnu Island and depicts the picturesqueness of its nature and village landscapes.

  • The Girl in Black
    The Girl in Black

    Original title: Tütarlaps mustas

    1966 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veljo Käsper

    The drama directed by Veljo Käsper is based on the short story "The Girl in Black" by Lilli Promet. The visually enjoyable lyrical love story depicts human solitude and the way people relate themselves to religion. Starring Lithuanian film star Juozas Budraitis.

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