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  • Who am I Smiling For?
    Who am I Smiling For?

    Original title: Kellele ma naeratan?

    2023 | Documentary, | Director: Eeva Mägi

    Sometimes you need to be reborn to understand that death is not the end of life. A film about the love of a mother and her children - nothing can separate them, not even death.

  • Room With A Sea View
    Room With A Sea View

    2020 | Students film, Animation | Director: Leonid Šmelkov

    Herbert dreamed to see a sea in his window, but…

  • Farts of Fury
    Farts of Fury

    Original title: Kormoranid ehk nahkpükse ei pesta

    2011 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Andres Maimik, Rain Tolk

    The black comedy directed by Andres Maimik and Rain Tolk about a bunch of elderly men - former members of a rock band - who won't hear of living in peaceful retirement. They want to reunite and become again successful at any price. Whatever they do, things will get worse instead. Numerous Estonian public figures appear in the film and the soundtrack includes a huge amount of Estonian music, both old and contemporary.

  • An Affair of Honour
    An Affair of Honour

    Original title: Lurjus

    1999 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Valentin Kuik

    The tragicomedy directed by Valentin Kuik is based on the story "An Affair of Honor" by Vladimir Nabokov, telling about honor and dignity in the contemporary world.

  • Visioon
    Visioon

    1983 | Documentary | Director: Peep Puks

  • Talvepuhkus
    Talvepuhkus

    1982 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Enn Putnik

  • Dead Mountaineer's Hotel
    Dead Mountaineer's Hotel

    Original title: Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell

    1979 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

    The sci-fi detective film directed by Grigori Kromanov tells the story about the encounter between men and extraterrestial visitors. The cult film is based on the sci-fi novel "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

  • A day without chemistry
    A day without chemistry

    Title in Estonian: Päev keemiata

    1972 | Documentary | Director: Leo Karpin

    Musical-playful journey into the world of fantasy: what would happen if one day we would exist without chemical processes?

  • Aeg
    Aeg

    1968 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu

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