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  • North Dragon
    North Dragon

    Original title: Põhjakonn

    2007 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Riho Unt

    With the help of Põrguneitsi, the mythological virgin of hell, a young man saves the world.

  • The Phenomenon of Raul Rajangu
    The Phenomenon of Raul Rajangu

    The original title "Raul Rajangu fenomen"

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Liina Kulles

  • Beauty of Fatherland
    Beauty of Fatherland

    Original title: Isamaa ilu

    2001 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

    Portrait documentary by Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi observes the parallel lives of two opposite women - Anne Eenpalu, the leader of "Home Daughters" and Tiina Jantson, activist in Estonian beauty contests. Both women take care of cultivating beauty in Estonia in their own way.

  • Terra Maritima
    Terra Maritima

    Original title: Terra Maritima

    2001 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Ago Ruus

    The basis for the dynamic community of the European Union is the harmonization of certain rules. This applies to preservation of nature as well, and thus we hear more and more about the mysterious Natura 2000. Natura 2000 is a Europe-wide network of nature preserves, consisting of bird preserves and nature preserves. A large part of the existing preserves in Estonia fit surprisingly easily into Natura 2000. The film shows the types of habitats in western Estonia, because it was here that the pilot project for Natura 2000 was launched. This land is many thousands of years younger than the inland – even now the earth’s crust is rising here and the land being born from the ocean – Terra Maritima – has a thousand faces. In addition to the coastline, the film introduces various types of meadows - all very valuable habitats.

  • Georgica
    Georgica

    Original title: Georgica

    1998 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Sulev Keedus

    The poetic drama with a profound philosophical undertone directed by Sulev Keedus about the postwar desolated and occupied land. The film is one of the first art films produced in the independent republic of Estonia and it has received awards at various acknowledged international film festivals.

  • Episodes from the lives of artists in Tartu in 1985-1989
    Episodes from the lives of artists in Tartu in 1985-1989

    Original title: Episoode Tartu kunstnike ja kunsti elust 1985-1989

    1989 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

    Documentary by Andres Sööt about the artists and art life in Tartu at the end of 1980s.

  • See tüütu herilane
    See tüütu herilane

    1987 | Documentary, Nature | Director: Rein Maran

  • The Gang
    The Gang

    Original title: Bande

    1985 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Kruusement

    Political detective film directed by Arvo Kruusement based on the novel "The Glass Key" by American writer Dashiell Hammett. It tells the story of an election campaign in USA in 1920s.

  • Dog-Eat-Dog
    Dog-Eat-Dog

    Original title: Hundiseaduse aegu

    1984 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Olav Neuland

    The romantic adventure film directed by Olav Neuland is a love story between a young thinker and the beautiful daughter of a vassal in medieval Estonia, when the last free villages were turned into feudal estates.

  • Memory
    Memory

    Original title: Mälu

    1984 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

    Portrait documentary directed by Andres Sööt about Villem Raam, an art historian who introduces medieval churches (Karja, Pöide) in Saaremaa and Muhu St. Catherine's Church in Muhu Island.

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