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November

2017 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Rainer Sarnet

Visual fairy tale for adults directed by Rainer Sarnet. The feature film combines black comedy and romance.

"November" is based on Estonian novel "Rehepapp" by Andrus Kivirähk, a bestseller of the last twenty years. The film is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers' main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. To guard their souls, they'll give them away to thieving creatures made of wood and metal called kratts, who ...
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Gross National Happiness

Original title: Üleriigiline õnn

2010 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Anne-Mari Neider, Minna Hint
The Fire and Clay Master

2009 | Students film, Documentary | Director: Reinis Kalnaellis
The Smacking Sea

Original title: Karge meri

1981 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Kruusement

The film directed by Arvo Kruusement is based on the novel "The Smacking Sea" by August Gailit and takes the audience to an island where its inhabitants live according to the community traditions. The visual side of the film emphasizes the everyday life, traditions and ethnography of the fishermen and seal hunters of Ruhnu Island and depicts the picturesqueness of its nature and village landscapes.

When an islander comes with his decorated boat to propose to Katrina, she will need some time for figuring out what to do since she hardly knows the man. However, they will start their journey back to Matt Ruhve's home island even before the sunset. This is the island with its own laws where the strangers are not welcome and where even love tastes a bit like a sea salt.
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Mängufilm Õpetaja võtetel

1979 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Peep Puks
Valdai-Riia gaasitrassi ehitusel

1972 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Ülo Tambek
Nõukogude Eesti

1971 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Nõukogude Eesti

1970 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Nõukogude Eesti

1968 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson
Nõukogude Eesti

1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel
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