Ask the Dead About the Price of Death (Estonian title Surma hinda küsi surnutelt) is a Soviet Estonian 1977 historical drama directed by Kaljo Kiisk. The story is set in Tallinn in 1925. Estonian Communist Anton Sommer (Juozas Kiselius), one of the leaders of failed Communist uprising of 1924, is arrested and sentenced to death. Sommer's friend of youth Bruno (Gediminas Girdvai...
In the snowy and secluded Estonian forest, Marti lives his life through routine. Haunted by his past bad judgement, he has become distant and lifeless. Kalev, an old local shopkeeper and a friend to Marti, tries convincing Marti to let go of the past and move on. Due to an unexpected event and Kalev’s persuasiveness Marti finds himself on the verge of a new beginning.
After his...
Have you ever had a bad day Well, it would be difficult to top the catastrophe facing a waitress at a fast-food outlet, where people come not for a quick meal but simply to have a good cry. This high-spirited comedy, about the worst that can happen when you’re slaving from dawn to dusk, also examines existential dilemmas, unconcealed selfishness, and the essential desire for c...
Karina is a venturous and loving wife to her partner, seeking for some extra thrill. On her initiative, the family has been planning to borrow her brother's old travel caravan, pack their trunks and head out to a summer holiday in the south. But the plans take a different turn when Karina's suspicion about her dentist partner's affair turns out to be real. This starts her on an...
The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both the orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon i...
The film is "a trap" - inspired by the real life events of socio-critical drama with elements of thriller.
The main characters of the film - the people of our time, found a strange figure receiving a social life. By the end of the event they discover that something strange happened that will change the lives of themselves and their families ...
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A group of lonesome bachelors on a bus trip to Tallinn find partners for life. The matchmaker is not on his first journey and should be well prepared. But already on the bus, through the Swedish landscape, he meets with unforseen troubles. Once in Tallinn, and in spite of assistance from colleagues from the other side of the Baltic Sea, the naked reality takes over.
Another Finnish guy has fallen overboard from a ferry at the port of Tallinn. He has come to Estonia in order to find himself a decent wife. "Kinnunen" is a comedy about Juha Kinnunen and Estonian teacher ie Kannike who happen to meet and start teaching each other. Kinnunen is not an ordinary man. He is a Finnish man. ie is not an ordinary woman. She is an Estonian woman. It ...
