A young Mansi man wanted to get married. A bear chosen by the old men was to assess the worth of the bride. A woman shaman, Mother of Mothers, took the first girl to the bear. It silently moved its lips: the girls was poorly behaved. The young man picked another girl who was also taken to the bear. The girl took fright and paled: she would die young. But the third girl blushed: she was of good behaviour and would live long. The bear left quietly.
„Atop a mountain“ is an adaption from Elviira Mihhaolovna’s novel „Prügimäel“ Film is about middle-aged woman named Maria who has reached a dead end in her life, and looks for an exit.
Documentary-based animation about a dream that eventually comes true in a film.
Beauty demands sacrifice. Fatcula the surgeon and his helpful flock of birds will help you on this difficult journey.
Documentary about the daily life of mountain gorillas and the local forest guides who mediate the gorillas to tourists. There are both battles with poaching as well as extreme poverty common to Africa.
Documentary film of Thai student who is currently studying in Tallinn, Estonia, which visually narrate how he overcome tough time as well as settle his life into unfamiliar surrounding and environment.
Mother is a thrilleresque story about the consequences of years of self-deception, unfulfilled dreams and lack of love.
"My Name Boris" is an architecture film focusing on the grain elevator building in Tallinn, Estonia.
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The database is maintained by NGO Estonian Film Database. It was opened on 12.12.2012 and is meant for providing information about the whole Estonian film heritage from 1912. We plan fully complete it by 2025 but already now full and partial entries for about 20 000 films, 27 000 filmmakers, and more than 200 production companies could be retrieved in Estonian and partly in English. Translation of film descriptions and keywords into English is ongoing but due to the scarcity of resources quite a slow process. Read more detailed overview.
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