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.
Smart life addicts on an adventurous summer camp on an isolated island.
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.
The adventure film directed by Hardi Volmer tells about the alcohol smuggling between Estonia and Finland in 1920s. The story is made contemporary through depicting the corrupted authorities.
A feature film directed by Valentin Kuik is based on his short story "The Formula", telling about the young graduates of a small town in Estonia in 1960s.
The first feature film directed by Arvo Iho analyzes the relationships between women, men and nature in the spirit of antique Greek tragedy.
Short film directed by Toomas Tahvel based on the short story of the same title by Osvald Tooming.
The drama directed by Kaljo Kiisk depicts the way people act and think in a crisis situation. The screenplay by Juhan Smuul includes both elements of a disaster film as well as a witty dialogue.
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Estonian Film Database (EFDB)
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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