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The Engine Diabolic

Original title in Estonian: Põrgu ekspress

2010 | Students film, Short | Director: Kaur Kokk

Famous writer, Anton Tamm, is travelling by train. He is on his way to the city to get a life achievement award. On his trip he’s forced to share a cabin with a prisoner who’s travelling to get his sentence from the court. They talk and the conversation leads them to some suppressed memories, which tie them together closer than we would expect.
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Intimate Town

Original title: Intiimne linn

2003 | Documentary | Director: Kristiina Davidjants

Both reality and fiction of Dovlatov's - a famous Russian writer - world opens up In conversations held with the prototypes of Dovlatov's book describing the period of his life in Tallinn in 1970s.

Russian legendary writer Sergey Dovlatov's book "The Compromise" was published at the time of the author's emigration in USA and describes the period that Dovlatov himself has called "Interior emigration" - that is the years that he spent in Tallinn, Estonia as a journalist (1972-1976). The documentary interviews the prototypes of the book, including Dovlatov's former colleagues and friends who comment on the literary work. They share background information that helps to interpret both Dovlatov's destiny as well as the essence of the Soviet era.
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Who can be happy and free in Russia

Original title: Kellel on Venemaal hea elada?

1998 | Documentary | Director: Natalia Jalviste, Juho Jalviste
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Oskar Luts - 100

1986 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heikki Aasaru
Kirjanik Osvald Tooming 70 aastane

1984 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Heli Speek
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Ehitaja

1983 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Arvo Kruusement
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Human Trace

Original title: Inimese jälg

1983 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Julia Guteva-Sillart

Portrait documentary about Juhan Väljaots who actively took part in local workers' movements while living in Bulgaria.

The documentary talks about Juhan Väljaots's (1869-1941) early years in Estonia, his participation in revolution movement in Bulgaria, his activities as a journalist and the filmmakers meet his descendants. Juhan Väljaots's relatives, his daugther and grandchild share their memories about Juhan, also people who met him in Bulgaria recollect their memories. The documentary shows illustrative photographs and excerpts of films.
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Pisuhänd

1981 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Ago-Endrik Kerge
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Kivid ja kadakad

1972 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Jüri Lott
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Kolme katku vahel

1970 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Virve Aruoja
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