The film directed by Jaan Kolberg is based on the play "Creditors" by August Strindberg tells about the dangerous storms involved in the relationship between men and women.
The drama directed by Tõnu Virve is based on the play "Lukas" by Icelandic writer Gudmundur Steinsson, telling the story about an elderly couple dedicated to serving their son.
Drama directed by Valentin Kuik tells about a young couple whose life will be changed by recruitment. The film is based on the author's short story "The Deserter" (1987). The shooting process started in late 1980s and ended after Estonia regained its independence. The film is the director's retrospect to the Soviet times.
Three seasons, three love stories from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the era of great changes in 1991 when the Baltic states freed themselves from the yoke of Soviet Union and regained independence.
Three seasons, three love stories from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the era of great changes in 1991 when the Baltic states freed themselves from the yoke of Soviet Union and regained independence.
Three seasons, three love stories from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the era of great changes in 1991 when the Baltic states freed themselves from the yoke of Soviet Union and regained independence.
Symbolistic drama by Peeter Simm about a marriage in crisis. The film has been produced in collaboration with Finnish filmmakers.
The first full-length feature film directed by Roman Baskin is an allegorical drama about power, compromises and conformation. The film was one of the six best European debut feature films in 1992.
The symbolistic drama directed by Jüri Sillart is telling the story about the spring of young graduates in a small town of Estonia at the end of Stalinist era. The atmosphere of terror is reigning over the place while paralyzing the pursuits of freedom, love and dignity.
Feature film by Arvo Iho tells the story of a nurse working at the department of traumatology. She helps a young man who has lost self-confidence and emotional balance and needs help in order to rediscover his virility. The nurse's behaviour will be disapproved by other people.
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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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