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  • Mees, kes üllatas kõiki
    Mees, kes üllatas kõiki

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksei Chupov

  • Life Before Life
    Life Before Life

    Original title: Elu enne elu

    2016 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Rao Heidmets

    Truth is a relative concept. Depending on the point of view, everybody can be right.

  • Belowed Be The One Who Sits Down
    Belowed Be The One Who Sits Down

    2013 | Students film, Short | Director: Vytautas Tinteris

    This short film uses minimalistic audiovisual tools to raises existential questions. The protagonist, who is played by different actors, sits in a white, seemingly endless space and sticks to his choice not to participate in this world. His stillness is his silent protest towards the life itself.

  • In Between
    In Between

    Original title: Ebalus

    2009 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Toomas Verrev

    The first full-length feature film directed by Toomas Verrev who experiments with scarce resources while trying to uncover human soul from a fresh point of view.

  • Ferdinand
    Ferdinand

    2002 | Feature film, Short | Director: Andri Luup

    Feature film debut by director Andri Luup about escaping from boredom of life, routine and emptiness and the journey back to the self and the meaning of existence.

  • The Witch
    The Witch

    Original title: Nõid

    1988 | Feature film, Short | Director: Elo Tust

    A young woman working as a paramedic is emotionally confused and trying to get rid of the inexplicable restlessness that has been bothering her.

  • The Enchanted Island
    The Enchanted Island

    Original title: Nõiutud saar

    1985 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt, Hardi Volmer

    A fairytale about the awkward Kohmits who frees his people from an evil spell. Based on the motivs from a Chukchee fairytale.

  • Devil on Earth
    Devil on Earth

    1977 | TV feature, TV feature, Other categories, Performance | Director: Jaan Tooming

  • Time out!
    Time out!

    1975 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Tõnis Kask, Ben Drui

  • Colas Breugnon
    Colas Breugnon

    1974 | TV feature, TV feature, Musical film | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre, Irene Lään

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