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Purge

Original title: Puhastus

2012 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Antti J. Jokinen

The feature film directed by Antti J. Jokinen is based on the novel "Purge" (by Sofi Oksanen) that has been translated into more than 20 languages and that has received numerous literary awards, telling about political terror against a small nation and about mental as well as physical violence towards an individual.

Zara is a young prostitute who manages to escape from the Russian mafia that has enslaved her. She hides herself in a lonely forest farm where her only Estonian relative Aliide lives. The story of these two women takes us back in time for several decades, telling about fatal love and jealousy, hatred and violence, war and deportation, betrayal and death. Inhuman conditions magnify inhuman behaviour, fixed ideas and hate. Even if the times have changed, violence is still there, in disguise.
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Off to Leipzig

Original title in Estonian: Leipzigisse

2011 | Students film, Short | Director: Hardi Keerutaja

The short film by film student Hardi Keerutaja is a horror story about a young man who has forgotten why he is doing something.

The beginning of the 19th century. A young self-centred medical student on his first visit stumbles upon a strange girl, who instead of treatment needs rescuing from her family.
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Snow Horse Whisperer

Original title: Lumehobuste peremees

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Gerda Kordemets

Documentary about the original world of Tanel Koppen, a man from Viru county, Estonia.

39-year-old Tanel was equipped with great skills in order to become either a good farmer or an artist until a serious intellectual disability - oligophrenia - took away the skills from him. Tanel Koppen is a childish and friendly man. His close ones are used to Tanel's wishes and behaviour that makes it safe to live for Tanel. Jaanus Kulli vistits Tanel both in summer and in winter; they discuss various subjects. When snow starts to melt, a new cattle will be born - the snow animals: horses, cows, geese and ducks. Tanel builds a new barn for his new ...
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Cow Bargaining

Original title: Lehmakauplemine

2006 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Aivo Spitsonok

Owners of Lanksaare Farm near Estonian-Latvian border raise Estonian native cattle; lots of energy is put into preserving this rare breed.

Ädu and Enn raise Estonian national red hornless cows in their Lanksaare farm that used to be the biggest farm in Estonia, located near Estonian-Latvian border. In the middle of swamps and forests, time has its own pace, and the farmers are quite isolated from the rest of the world. Estonian national red cattle is actually the only reason bringing these two people out of their farm - they visit other farms across Estonia that have rented their cows. The oldest cow of the farm, Ööda, will be taken to the Estonian University of Life Sciences as a teaching aid. ...
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Ühe talu lugu

1998 | Documentary | Director: Mati Viiul
Master and Slave

Original title: Isand ja ori

1992 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

Documentary dedicated to the memory of Jüri Müür. The film about how the master of land - the farmer – becomes the slave of land.

The documentary has documented rural life in Estonia in 1991 "from the idyllic to the idiotic" when there was no Land Reform Act. Restoring farms have started on the level of instincts, with unpolished legislation and without the new land readjustment. Perhaps just based on the farmer's sense of mission ... The filmmakers introduce three new farmers who try to build their homes without much thinking of their health.
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Videoringvaade "Eestimaa", oktooberl 1989

1989 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
Christmas in Siimu Farm

Title in Estonian: Jõulud Siimu talus

1988 | Documentary | Director: Vallo Kepp

Estonian christmas traditions, indoor games at the New Year's Eve and activities at the beginning of the new year.

Playful documentary introduces Estonian Christmas traditions, indoor games at the New Year's Eve and activities at the beginning of the new year. The filmmakers visit Siimu farm in Kinksi village, Lääne county, Estonia. Jaan Kreek, the farm owner; Adeele Laasi, the farm owner's wife, the traditional characters (Christmas goat and bears) of the New Year's Eve. Music group "Leigarid", conducted by Kristjan Torop and Kalev Järvela and the schoolchildren of Tallinn 36th Secondary School also take part in the performance.
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Werewolf

Original title: Libahunt

1968 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius

The drama directed by Leida Laius is based on the play "Werewolf" by August Kitzberg, telling the story about love that will collide with superstition, jealousy and servility in a village during the times of slavery.

There are three children growing at Tammaru farm - one boy, Margus; and two orphan girls, Mari and Tiina. Tiina is lively and full of energy. Margus holds her very dear to him. Margus's parents want him to marry Mari instead as she is more their kind. Hotblooded Tiina is completely different from them and her mother was once executed for being a witch. Mari thinks that Tiina has bewitched Margus and cannot stand this, so she starts to publicly blame her stepsister for being a werewolf.
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A spring day in homeland

Title in Estonian: Kevadpäev kodumaal

1948 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Vladimir Parvel

Newsreel documentary depicting views of town and nature in the springtime about the Estonians who have returned to their homeland after war, their new life in Soviet Estonia.

Newsreel documentary depicting views of town and nature in the springtime about the Estonians who have returned to their homeland after war, their new happy life in Soviet Estonia. Busy times of reconstructing life in both towns and rural areas of Estonia after the war. Expatriate Estonians who have recently returned to the homeland have their role in this process – the filmmakers introduce a construction worker, a blacksmith, a chemist, a master of ship, a gynecologist, a farmer, a fisherman who have found jobs in Soviet Estonia. Among others there is also wrestler Kristjan Palusalu and chemists Heino Kipper ...
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