rural people
'My father rests in peace, but he always said that winning is the most important thing.'
A powerful journey to the heart of Indonesia’s Sumba island, where an activist confronts centuries-old traditions to rescue an 8-year-old child from servitude.
She has one hand and low demands on her own well-being, but a big soul and high demands on the humanity of children and the friendliness of horses.
The documentary feature takes the audience into the world of men living in rural Estonia, showing us the simple joys and sorrows of their everyday life.
Tushar Prakash is an Indian man who has come to live in Estonia because of love. In this documentary he is on a quest to learn from his partner's relatives, who live in the countryside of South Estonia, on how to become a real Estonian man.
In 1933, a young woman leaves her rural home to chase her dream of becoming a writer in the city. She takes a job as a maid for a middle-aged printing house owner who quickly starts pursuing her romantically, revealing power games that lead to dire consequences.
Village tough guy was abducted by aliens. Now he’s back. Watch out, woke pussies!
An Estonian cosmonaut comes from the future to save the world from global warming. But can it be real, or is it just a scam?
A sincere and heartfelt view of the soul of a lonely man who, despite his frustrations and advanced age, is still waiting for a companion in his life to be with, and who through complex internal struggles finds the strength to warm up his relationship with his daughter.
An experimental found footage melodrama composed entirely out of film footage shot in Soviet Estonia from 1960 until 1969.
A documentary about a woman's journey along the future route corridor of the Rail Baltic railway. While trying to broadcast live from the 213km long route, the artist Hanna Samoson meets people on her way whose lives will be inextricably linked with the future railway.
It is Peter’s first summer in the countryside!
It is impossible for a man who has been in the war to forget what he experienced. Again and again the past catches up with him. Even in his dreams. The only way to face your demons is to make fun of them.
Poetical documentary film of the longing for and the search of happiness between Estonia and Finland.
A documentary by Mirjam Matiisen is about Silvi who is one of the last Estonians to keep two cows in her home farm for her own use
A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.
A documentary film about the war that broke out in Eastern Ukraine in spring 2014 through the eyes of women.
Based on one of the longest running plays in Estonian theatre, “Eesti matus“ by Andrus Kivirähk, this is a comedy full of hilarious characters and unexpected situations where Estonian national-conservative view of the world clashes with more liberal European values of the younger generation.
A regular day at the car shop comes to an end when two friends Kiik and Eerik discover their boss’s dead body. After Kiik finds his girlfriend cheating him with a local playboy, he suffers a mental breakdown and runs away.
Two city kids, zero smartphones, one village. When left at Granny’s the siblings find an instruction on how to build a devilish creature. The only missing puzzle is one soul...
Documentary feature about one of the most influential Estonian surrealists, Ülo Sooster.
This cartoon movie is epic road movie where our heroes must face festival hippies, forest creeps, sawmill workers and other dangers commonly found in the Estonian countryside.
An old filmmaker Peep Puks has directed 61 documentaries and created almost 40 programmes for television. In this film, he looks back on stories of the first post-war generation of Estonia and the birth of the Estonian documentary.
A stoic man living in seclusion, reluctant to let go of his past is reminded why.
Story about family club Kerro in the countryside in middle of Estonia.
Karl Aru, retired General Major of artillery, celebrates his 80th birthday with a festive yet official reception and introduces his home village.
