Estonia Movies

A refugee family in Sweden faces trauma after their youngest daughter falls into an unexplained coma when denied asylum. Parents struggle to find a cure, resilience tested amid difficult circumstances.

A photographer is too proud to take money from a friend, but accepts a deal instead.

The documentary “Brotherhood of Lions” is a story about the legendary football club Lions. Lions were created in 1978 under the leadership of Roman Ubakivi who wanted to start training Estonian boys when the general sports circles did not think the world’s mo...

Fecalist Erkki, portaloo renter Toomas and sewage plant expert Andra are active and cheerful Estonian people who have chosen a profession that is usually considered dirty, shameful and which none of us would dream of in childhood. At the same time, absolutely...

A soldier is released from the Soviet army and he travels home. 25 years later he sets out again to be relieved from the pressure that has been distressing him for all these years. He undertakes a ritual journey to a far-away village graveyard to free himself...

The film portrays the president of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, marine scientist and mathematician Tarmo Soomere. In the film, Tarmo Soomere meets several top Estonian scientists. Our current time and the challenges faced by researchers are made sense of...

Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.

Six cinematic recreations and updates of the painting “Livonian Peasant Wedding” (1842) by Ernst Hermann Schlichting (1812–1890),who was born in Estonia. The short explores various, sometimes dark twists on the festive celebration. Because in moving pictures,...

Having spent her entire life behind the convent walls, old and dignified nun Mary decides to fulfill her childhood dream. The only obstacle on her way is her fragmentary, almost non-existent memory. Mary is afraid that her ultimate dream may turn out to be a s...

Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, enters into a secret affair that changes her life. She tries to please everyone but when it's time for a lavish wedding anniversary celebration, an uninvited guest arrives.

Portrait of a renowned writer and illustrator of children's books, Henno Käo.

Three sisters (doctor Piret, interior designer Mari and psychologist Kertu) discover that they have one more sister. Shocking news challenges family relationships and forces them to ask why their mother has hidden her first child's existence. When the fourth s...

Eerie short story that takes place in the past

In the middle of the night, a drunk town guard happens to meet the daughter of a rich merchant… who drowned herself into a well 10 years ago. Soon after the town guard falls dead from the tower. This is followed by two other suspicious deaths. Doubting the exi...

Enn Lillemets' film about his close friend and spiritual teacher Betti Alver. Through personal memories and Betti’s creative masterpieces, Lillemets sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities.

September is a film about the complicated choices of simple people. The internationally renowned Estonian author, Jaan Kross (1920-2007) was arrested in 1944 by the Nazis. A year after the Soviet forces entered Tallinn and he was arrested again. The accusation...

This is not a biographical film about Veljo Tormis. This film does not browse through old photo albums, nor does it tell stories about the exciting events in the composer’s life. Tormis is sitting in his summer cottage, enjoying the silence around him. He says...

Milvi, a lonely pensioner living in the suburbs of Tallinn. She’s a hoarder and having a hard time saying no to door-to-door salesmen. One day she gets paid a visit by a young salesman of vacuum cleaners named Paul. Despite the age difference they become frien...

An addicted biker runs out of cigarettes. He joins a race to get more, but has to take help from some peculiar people in the audience to stay in the competition.

The world is suffering from the flood of food waste, to save the environment and the future of their children, young mothers decide to feed their families by diving into the dumpsters of enormous supermarkets.