Estonia - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 02 Feb 2019 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicEstonian submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. Need vanad armastuskirjad (1992)
127 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter of the 1930s and the 1940s, the political changes of his land and his life after war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life.
Director: Mati Põldre | Stars: Rain Simmul, Liis Tappo, Ülle Kaljuste, Marika Korolev
Votes: 191
2. Karu süda (2001)
124 min | Drama, Romance
A young Estonian goes to the Siberian Taiga to live as a hunter in a remote forest hut. He hopes to find his true self far from civilisation. The natives he meets introduce him to the myths... See full summary »
Director: Arvo Iho | Stars: Rain Simmul, Dinara Drukarova, Ilyana Pavlova, Külli Teetamm
Votes: 320
3. Revolution of Pigs (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
"Revolution of Pigs" is an adventurous youth comedy, taking place in a Woodstock-like milieu. The main character is Tanel, a 15-year-old boy, who, taking part of a youth revolt against the system, finds himself and his love.
Directors: Jaak Kilmi, René Reinumägi | Stars: Jass Seljamaa, Evelin Kuusik, Lilian Alto, Uku Uusberg
Votes: 397
4. Stiilipidu (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Three women start a costume renting company after losing their jobs.
Director: Peeter Urbla | Stars: Maarja Jakobson, Anne Reemann, Evelin Võigemast, Karol Kuntsel
Votes: 280
5. The Class (2007)
99 min | Drama
An average Estonian high-schooler decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts war between him and the informal leader of the class. As teenagers' honour is a touchy thing, everything ends in bloodshed.
Director: Ilmar Raag | Stars: Vallo Kirs, Pärt Uusberg, Lauri Pedaja, Paula Solvak
Votes: 15,858
6. I Was Here (2008)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A 17-year-old boy becomes a drug dealer and the decision that draws him into causes turbulent events he can't control.
Director: René Vilbre | Stars: Rasmus Kaljujärv, Doris Tislar, Marilyn Jurman, Hele Kõrve
Votes: 1,194
7. December Heat (2008)
92 min | Action, Drama, History
The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920s when, on December 1 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a ... See full summary »
Director: Asko Kase | Stars: Sergo Vares, Liisi Koikson, Tõnu Kark, Mait Malmsten
Votes: 652
8. The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)
114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being "good" finds himself confronting the mysteries of middle-age and morality as he loses grasp of what was once his quiet life.
Director: Veiko Õunpuu | Stars: Taavi Eelmaa, Ravshana Kurkova, Tiina Tauraite, Sten Ljunggren
Votes: 1,379 | Gross: $0.00M
9. Letters to Angel (2011)
118 min | Drama
Film about a man who was sent to fight in Afghanistan years ago, where he converted to Islam. He now returns home only to find himself facing another kind of war.The front line in the ... See full summary »
Director: Sulev Keedus | Stars: Tõnu Oja, Rain Simmul, Ketter Habakukk, Ragne Pekarev
Votes: 108
10. Mushrooming (2012)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
A journalist has gotten wind of corruption rumors involving a politician. On the day the journalist tries to contact him, he decides to go mushrooming with his wife.
Director: Toomas Hussar | Stars: Raivo E. Tamm, Elina Reinold, Juhan Ulfsak, Üllar Saaremäe
Votes: 1,240
11. Free Range (2013)
104 min | Drama
The story of a promising, young man with exciting career opportunities and looming marital bliss.
Director: Veiko Õunpuu | Stars: Lauri Lagle, Jaanika Arum, Laura Peterson-Aardam, Peeter Volkonski
Votes: 411
12. Tangerines (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War
In 1992, war rages in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. An Estonian man, Ivo, has decided to stay behind and harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo takes him in.
Director: Zaza Urushadze | Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nüganen, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi
Votes: 49,005 | Gross: $0.14M
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13. 1944 (2015)
100 min | Drama, History, War
In 1944 Estonia, a fratricide war ensues when Estonians of the retreating German forces fight against Estonians conscripted into the advancing Soviet Red Army.
Director: Elmo Nüganen | Stars: Kaspar Velberg, Kristjan Üksküla, Maiken Pius, Gert Raudsep
Votes: 6,318
14. Mother (2016)
89 min | Drama, Thriller
This darkly comic crime mystery set in small-town Estonia centers on Elsa, the mother and full time caretaker of Lauri, a teacher who has been in a coma since being shot under shadowy ... See full summary »
Director: Kadri Kõusaar | Stars: Tiina Mälberg, Andres Tabun, Andres Noormets, Siim Maaten
Votes: 281
15. November (2017)
115 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
Director: Rainer Sarnet | Stars: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Heino Kalm
Votes: 6,038 | Gross: $0.02M
16. Take It or Leave It (2018)
102 min | Drama
What would you do if one day a newborn baby was put on your hands and said: take it or leave it.
Director: Liina Trishkina | Stars: Reimo Sagor, Nora Altrov, Emily Viikman, Liis Remmel
Votes: 866
17. Truth and Justice (2019)
165 min | Drama
Andres settles in a new farm. With rose-tinted lenses, he sets out to transform the farm into a prosperous paradise - all he needs is a healthy harvest, cooperative neighbors and a son. But, life turns out to be cruel and treacherous.
Director: Tanel Toom | Stars: Priit Loog, Ester Kuntu, Priit Võigemast, Maiken Pius
Votes: 5,032
December Shortlist
18. The Last Ones (2020)
117 min | Drama
A struggling mine owner supplies his workers with drugs so they'll forget a tough existence. Nearby a small community of reindeer breeders also struggles.This critique of capitalism unfolds against a Western like Lapland landscape.
Director: Veiko Õunpuu | Stars: Pääru Oja, Laura Birn, Tommi Korpela, Elmer Bäck
Votes: 558
19. On the Water (2020)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
The life of a young boy and his grandparents in small-town Soviet Estonia.
Director: Peeter Simm | Stars: Rasmus Ermel, Marko Matvere, Aarne Soro, Maria Klenskaja
Votes: 277
20. Kalev (2022)
91 min | Drama
The Soviet Union is likely to collapse and Baltic nations struggle to take back their lost independence. Soviet Union's basketball championship is set to begin while Public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation
Director: Ove Musting | Stars: Mait Malmsten, Reimo Sagor, Priit Võigemast, Mihkel Kuusk
Votes: 721
21. Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023)
89 min | Documentary
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
Director: Anna Hints | Stars: Kadi Kivilo, Maria Meresaar, Elsa Saks, Marianne Liiv
Votes: 1,978
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