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  • A Letter From Helga
    A Letter From Helga

    2022 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Asa Helga Hjörleifsdottir

    In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni begins a passionate, forbidden affair with his neighbour Helga, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.

  • Truth and Justice
    Truth and Justice

    Original title: Tõde ja õigus

    2019 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Tanel Toom

    Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber’s Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams – to bring truth and justice to a god forsaken place.

  • Funny Family
    Funny Family

    Originalt title (in Russian): Веселая cемейка

    2018 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Mihhail Pogosov

    The wine factory belonging to Artur's family in Armenia is about to go bankrupt. After the destructive review by an Estonian wine critic, it is decided that Artur should go to Estonia to investigate the matter.

  • Snowbirds
    Snowbirds

    Original title: Kliimapagulased

    2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Maria Uppin, Robi Uppin

    Ave Nahkur, the author of the Ladies of Our Village (Meie Küla Eided) picture series, decides to make a change in her life and move from her home village in Estonia to one of the Spain's Canary Islands. The documentary tries to find out how difficult it is to leave all familiar paths in one's homeland and whether this decision can be right at all.

  • Pretenders
    Pretenders

    Original title: Teesklejad

    2016 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Vallo Toomla

    There is nothing so scary as your own reflection.

  • Kurvits Lootuse tänavalt
    Kurvits Lootuse tänavalt

    2014 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

  • The Wish Tree
    The Wish Tree

    Original title: Soovide puu

    2008 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Liina Paakspuu

    The first full-length feature film directed by Liina Paakspuu gives a cartoon-like description of the way the dreams and reality of common people clash. In order to escape this, one has to have confidence in themselves and some luck.

  • Enn Johannes
    Enn Johannes

    2002 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

    Portrait documentary by Rein Raamat about Enn Johannes, an acknowledged metal artist.

  • The Secret Lamb
    The Secret Lamb

    Original title: Lammas all paremas nurgas

    1992 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lembit Ulfsak

    The family film directed by Lembit Ulfsak tells the humorous story about detective adventures that boys undertake during their summer holiday. The film belongs to the classics of Estonian children's films.

  • Regina
    Regina

    Based on the novel "An Option" by Aimée Beekman

    1990 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

    The film directed by Kaljo Kiisk is based on the novel "An Option" by Aimée Beekman, telling about parents' responsibility for their offspring.

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