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Mountains That Were Not There

Original title: Mäed, mida polnud

2018 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Ivar Jurtšenko

A documentary film that takes the viewer to the great stages of the sport of cycling. Estonians Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe are the same age and both from the small village of Vändra. They are under the microscope as they both cycle in the top-level Astana Pro Team.

Talent, diligence and willpower can take you to the world stage, even if you grow up in Vändra, on the periphery of Europe, and dream of becoming a professional cyclist. A pro who conquers famous mountaintops in the Alps, the Pyrenees and the Dolomites, and whose name is heard from week to week on the Eurosport channel when the Tour de France, the Giro d´Italia or the Vuelta are underway. One exceptional success story is understandable, but when there are two of them, and both at the same time… Tanel Kangert and Rein Taaramäe grew up to become world-class champions ...
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Life Before Life

Original title: Elu enne elu

2016 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Rao Heidmets

Truth is a relative concept. Depending on the point of view, everybody can be right.

In a beautiful flowery meadow, the miracle of life is taking place. A new life is born. The newborn butterfly Bruno flies into the wide world to look for something better, not realizing that he was born at the best place ever. Soon he finds himself at a big bush. The leaves of the bush give off a substance narcotic for insects. The busy life going on in the bush impresses Bruno. This is what he’s been looking for. But life and death walk hand in hand here, and just before landing on a leaf, Bruno is eaten up. Only ...
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Dialogos

Original title: Dialogos

2008 | Animation, Other types of animation | Director: Ülo Pikkov

Dialogos is an experimental animated film, where all the visual material of the film is drawn directly onto the film stock. The film is founded on absurd humour. The theme of the film is contemporary high-tech society, where too many sign systems exist.

The film is about the revolt of the books. Similarly to the revolt of the slaves in Old Rome, the books one day seize power and destroy all the computers and mobile phones. Out of fear of the revolting literary works, people swear their fidelity to the books and start to read again. But that’s not enough for the books – they want the people to start talking using the books, just like they used to talk using mobile phones. The dialogue between the people and the books reveals the truth that people have become so removed from books that ...
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Inherent Obligations

Original title: Kaasasündinud kohustused

2008 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Rao Heidmets
My Drug of Choice

2008 | Students film, Short | Director: Karmen Hännile

Media student Karmen Hännile's short film is about the problem of self-confidence.

A young man wakes up in the morning and starts making coffee. The preparation of his favorite drink lasts all day until he realizes that he is ready to win the next day's championship. But coffee plays a wicked trick on him.
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Ten patriotic speeches

Original title: Kümme isamaa kõnet

2007 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Valentin Kuik

Documentary about Ants Paju's long-time dream to erect a statue of plowing Kalevipoeg in Põltsamaa. His dream comes true thanks to his extraordinary perseverance and donations by numerous people.

Ants Paju is about to fulfill his long-time dream to erect a statue of plowing Kalevipoeg in memory of all farmers and for uniting Estonian people with their country and the past. The monumental sculpture on the 127th kilometre on Tallinn-Tartu road is Ants's gift to his fatherland and his nation. On one hand, the documentary is a portrait of a man who fulfills his dream, on the other hand the film generalizes the difficulties of carrying out such a monumental project. Ants Paju's exuberant energy has attracted numerous donators, people from the field of culture and loca government, sportsmen ...
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Message for the Neighbours

Original title: Sõnum naabritele

2005 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

Anti has worked as a TV-set repairman all his life. One day he realizes - it is the world that needs to be repaired.

Anti has worked as a TV-set repairman all his life. One day he realizes - it is the world that needs to be repaired.
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Fear

Original title: Hirm

2004 | Feature film, Short | Director: Anri Rulkov

The last work by film director Anri Rulkov, a short film with the elements of horror. The psychological drama studies the deepest subliminal layers of the human past.

Odd characters and strange atmosphere create dark background to events that take place in a remote medical institution where Helen travels to identify her unexpectedly passed away mother. Helen has not seen her mother for the last twenty years. In an appalling environment, the young woman discovers her own brother among Dr. Schulze's patients. Helen vaguely remembers the existence of her brother through disturbing childhood dreams. The fear from the past as well as ignorance make Helen an easy pray for the chief doctor who will practise strange treatment methods on the young woman. Helen has to make a choice ...
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Wolf

Original title: Hunt

2003 | Documentary, Anthropological | Director: Priit Valkna

Residents of Luutsniku village in Haanja county, Estonia, still believe in werewolves as their superstition is fed by legends, envy and gossips.

Heino Hunt lives in Luutsniku village, Haanja county, Estonia. He lives alone in the middle of a thick forest, in the heart of ancient Livonia, the homeland of werewolves. Residents of Luutsniku village still believe in werewolves - strangers are warned against collaboration with Heino since the latter is a strange man. He is associated with several mysterious criminal cases. Some people feel hostile towards Heino, some are afraid of him, for some people, Heino is just a neigbour. One thing is for sure for the residents of Luutsniku - Heino is probably transforming himself into a wolf. Heino ...
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Estonians preparing to leave to the Toronto airport

Title in Estonian: Eestlased lahkuvad Toronto lennujaama

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in Toronto.

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in front of Tartu College in Toronto after which they take a bus to Toronto airport. The film shows Vello Soots.
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