"Alien or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters" ("Tulnukas ehk Valdise pääsemine 11 osas"), director Rasmus Merivoo's 20-minute thesis film, quickly became a cult classic in Estonia upon its release in 2006. Merivoo has announced the return of Valdis with a sequel in theaters April 1. Announcing the sequel during the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) press day,, Merivoo said that "Alien or: The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters" takes place 20 years after aliens abducted the titular character. "Life in town has changed a lot in the meantime," he confirmed.
1h 39min
Release Date: 01.04.2024
1h 39min
Release Date 01.04.2024
1h 30min
Release Date 18.02.2022
1h 25min
Release Date 03.12.2021
Andres, the main character of the film, is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is being bullied at school and his only friends are the drunkards, whores, and thieves living next door. Among them are a rough but sensible recidivist Valter and the simpleminded fisherman Kolla. And the only way to escape from his worries is to go fishing on the lake... The film talks about boyhood, friendship, first love, loss of loved ones, self-discovery, and coming of age.
1h 46min
Release Date: 10.09.2021
1h 46min
Release Date 10.09.2021
The film consists of three chapters. The Manslayer takes place more than a hundred years ago. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is about to start her life in her new family. The Virgin, set in the spring of 1949, tells the story of a young woman called Elina, who has been deported from Ingria into Estonia during the previous war. The Shadow moves in the present, on the border of real life and fantasy. The main character, Luna Lee, has decided to flee from home. Is there anything besides emptiness somewhere?
2h 21min
Release Date: 08.12.2017
2h 21min
Release Date 08.12.2017
Based on true events The Eternal Road is an epic story of one man’s struggle for survival. Jussi Ketola returns to Finland from the great depression that struck America only to face growing political unrest. One summer night of 1930’s, nationalist thugs violently abduct Ketola from his home. Beaten and forced to walk the Eternal Road to Soviet Union, where cruelty seems to know no end, his only dream is to return to his family at any cost. Hope dies last.
1h 44min
Release Date: 01.12.2017
1h 44min
Release Date 01.12.2017
1h 23min
Release Date 20.12.2013