Estonia Movies

The documentary "Kadunud unistus" (“Lost Dream”),directed by Sergei Zjuganov, is the filmmaker’s debut feature. It takes viewers to Estonia in the 1990s - a period when newly regained freedom, the influence of Western car culture, and a rapidly changing socie...

Playboy Kaarel is desperate to sleep with Tuule, a girl whose bird recently died.

A thriller short film about two teenagers bound by a bizarre obsession with a Geocaching hobby, navigate the treacherous social minefield of teenage life.

A young, ambitious violinist with a lack of empathy relentlessly pursues her dream, oblivious to the personal costs.

Miriam and her little brother play hide and seek with the chicken. There is some confusion when the chicken is locked in the cupboard and tomato sauce is spilled on the ground.

Archive-based documentary that follows Arnold Rüütel's activities during the period of 1971-1992. This era included the new wave of Russification policies, perestroika and Estonia regaining its independence. In order to stay alive and be successful during thes...

This film is based on a long-term study of the dreams of chimney sweepers. The most frequently encountered images have been selected from the abundant material available and the script was created on the basis of those images. Statistics support the claim that...

Male alienation and isolation are recurrent themes in Raidpere’s work. Ten Men shows a series of prisoners flexing their muscles and flaunting their tattoos for the camera, but also smiling in embarrassment and looking away in hope of solidarity. The film leav...

Eldar is a 21-year-old Russian film student residing in Estonia after living for 18 years in Russia as a woman. His grandmother lives in a small town in Russia. Eldar is leading a double-life hiding from her that he transitioned into a man by making his voice...

Unustatud rahvad (1970 - 1989) by Estonian composer Veljo Tormas is based upon six Balto-Finnic peoples traditions. Collegium Musicale choir brought the songs to different sides of Baltic coasts to liven current citizens connections for fleeting past and stren...

Jakop has been living by Peipsi for several generations. He is not the best fisherman and doesn't have much money. One day, Jakop's nephew arrives at the yard. Jakop has a chance get a thousand rubles if he agrees to make one small trip over the lake and ba...

A poetic and personal film installation depicting the relationship between a mother and daughter.

One of the inhabitants of the flat earth gains possession of glasses that enable one to see in three dimensions. He has good intentions but controlling one extra dimension proves to be rather complicated...

Textile artist Anu Raud enjoys life on her grandfather's farm in Kääriku. She has never thought about demolishing something there just because it's old. Or to change something just for the act of changing something. She likes to be surrounded by life. Anu also...

How is the world seen by an island – a place made of multitudes, living and nonliving? The space and time through multispecies viewpoint is infinitely complex and narrowing it down to linear film might seem impossible. Island of Multitude gets entangled in the...

An alien arrives on Earth in hopes of being cast as the lead of a sci-fi film.

Documentary about two Estonian Forest Brothers, Ülo and Aivar Voitka, who ran from soviet recruitment and went on to live in underground bunkers for 14 years. They were captured in 2000, and their punishment became a controversial topic.

The filmmaker decides to address questions about his childhood to his emotionally distant father, while some questions will be asked, others will be just left unsaid.

The story of an exhibition piece in a museum that belongs to Natalia, who came from the Udmurt Republic, and now works at the Estonian National Museum. She tells a story how it feels when some of the exhibited items in the museum once belonged to a person she...