Peeter Volkonski

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Kutsar koputab kolm korda
5

Kutsar koputab kolm korda

May 03, 2010

Kutsar koputab kolm korda
2010 48 min 1 vues
The film tells the story of a single mother having trouble coping with everyday life. However, she finds in magic and fantasy a way to escape her reality until the enigmatic appearance of a man in her life. He will change her forever, to the point of making the decisions she has always feared. She will suddenly and conclusively have to answer her own question: what do I want? She will be given a chance to correct the mistakes in her life; will she cherish this opportunity or let it slip away?
Mystery
Красный жемчуг любви
2.6

Красный жемчуг любви

May 08, 2008

Красный жемчуг любви
2008 82 min 4 vues
Maria is young and beautiful. Her life resembles a fairy tale, in which the wishes come true if by magic. She has a smart, loving husband. And all that can be bought for money. Maria wants a child but could not bear it. She lives, but does not feel life. She is very unhappy.
Drama
Taarka
5.7

Taarka

Aug 14, 2008

Taarka
2008 94 min 3 vues
The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.
Drama
Les Twinners et la malédiction de Souptown
6.2

Les Twinners et la malédiction de Souptown

May 15, 2015

Les Twinners et la malédiction de Souptown
2015 105 min 27 vues
Un mal étrange s'est abattu sur Souptown : frappés de démence, les adultes se mettent à régresser à l'état d'enfants. Décidés à conjurer cette malédiction, Les Twinners, quatre aventuriers en herbe, se lancent dans une véritable enquête. Ils découvrent bientôt l'existence d'une société secrète. Eux seuls peuvent stopper son incroyable complot. Y parviendront-ils à temps ?
Mystery
Ведьма
3.3

Ведьма

Jun 06, 2006

Ведьма
2006 79 min 14 vues
Ivan, a cynical journalist, is assigned to investigate mysterious events in a small town. During his first night, he is seduced by a strange and mysterious girl. As they embrace, she transforms into a hideous demon. Ivan fights the creature, managing to strangle it. But it is too late, Evil has been unleashed. When Ivan is charged for the brutal murder, he feels his last hope disappear. As he is overcome by the dark forces trying to pose as his soul, Ivan comes to realize that his only hope lies in his power to find the faith that he once lost
Horror
Images vivantes
7.4

Images vivantes

Feb 21, 2013

Images vivantes
2013 135 min 9 vues
The main character, Helmi, is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. The only thing that she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant girl. Everything else is a discovery during a life that runs the course of a century - a life that has quite a lot of surprises in store for Helmi. In this house she finds happiness and suffering, passion and disappointment. She grows up alongside young Erik and waits for her big love to blossom. But one floor down lives projectionist Julius - a man who is far from indifferent when it comes to Helmi. All of the biggest historical events of the century leave their mark on the house. Its hardwood floors have born soldiers' gruff boots and gentleman's shiny oxfords. Its walls have held the fates of people from far and near, foreigners and locals. Helmi's home becomes a German salon, a revolution museum, and a working class commune. And as freedom comes, real estate crooks start sniffing ...
Comedy
Lisa Limone ja Maroc Orange: tormakas armulugu
8

Lisa Limone ja Maroc Orange: tormakas armulugu

Mar 08, 2013

Lisa Limone ja Maroc Orange: tormakas armulugu
2013 72 min 1 vues
Main hero is a singing boat refugee – orange boy Maroc. He dreams about freedom. Lemon girl Lisa collects singing seashells and dreams about love. Lisa’s father is a businessman, owner of a ketchup factory and tomato plantation. He loves money. And so the opera begins: Poor Maroc escapes from his homeland and defying stormy waters take a boat across the sea to the “promised land”. Upon arrival he is forced into being a slave worker in a tomato plantation instead of freedom, democracy, wealth and parties he had hoped for. Despite the initial let down our orange boy is destined to gain happiness – selfish Lisa falls in love with him and sets him free. We see an orange revolution – houses are blown up and tomatoes are made from ketchup, all in the name of democracy! Movie that is full of rebellion and love has happy ending – we will see sour-sweet culmination of lemon girl’s and orange boy’s love.
Animation
Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse
3.4

Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse

Feb 10, 2007

Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse
2007 106 min 7 vues
Jan Uuspõld is a talented actor who is not up to scratch due to his problems with alcohol. He makes up his mind to stop taking clownish roles and accepts a serious part in a play at Vanemuise theatre instead. His journey from Tallinn to Tartu becomes an unusual and in a way exaggerated voyage depicting the life and mentality of contemporary Estonia through various human natures, attitudes and ways of thinking.
Comedy
Rotilõks
6

Rotilõks

Feb 10, 2011

Rotilõks
2011 137 min 1 vues
During an election campaign, a large sum of money goes missing at an Estonian politician's home party. The story involves some party guests who have serious money problems and are trying to come to terms with past mistakes. However, the self-confident politician strangely does not turn to the police, but begins to demand his justice by force.
Crime
Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu
5

Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu

Jan 11, 2019

Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu
2019 104 min 2 vues
En 1912, le premier cinéaste estonien, Johannes Pääsuke, a été chargé de capturer la vie et les gens dans un coin reculé de la campagne estonienne: Setomaa. Il est revenu avec plus de 1300 photos, mais seulement 7 minutes de film. Qu'est-il arrivé au reste?
Adventure
Lõpuõhtu
1

Lõpuõhtu

Apr 11, 2007

Lõpuõhtu
2007 15 min 1 vues
One night there gather weird figures to the Karahundzhi Palteau. They are the figures of God created by Man in different times and cultures - puppets. At the same time in some technical center they are printing out all letter combinations in all known languages. According to Tibetan monks this act - writing down all the names of God - will bring along the end of the universe. The Creator has decided to introduce the gods to each other before the great end.
Animation
Kallis härra Q
5.5

Kallis härra Q

Jan 23, 1998

Kallis härra Q
1998 92 min 2 vues
When two half-sisters, thirteen-year-old white-haired Sigrid and seven-year-old black-blooded Saara meet for the first time, it turns out that their common grandmother has been taken to a nursing home. The girls come up with the idea to steal him from there and hide him in the attic where they can be with her undisturbed. Everything goes well beyond expectations until drunkards, thugs and extortionists intervene and the girls have to act decisively to escape from them.
Family
Uibu Talu
6

Uibu Talu

Nov 15, 2022

Uibu Talu
2022 24 min 1 vues
Mart is dragged by his father to meet his grandfather for the first time since he was a little boy. When the three generations meet, Mart witnesses his father change in front of the larger-than-life personality of his grandfather. Are some relationships better left cold, dead, distant?
Drama
Indrek
1

Indrek

Feb 02, 1976

Indrek
1976 85 min 1 vues
Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.
Drama
Minu Leninid
4.9

Minu Leninid

Oct 02, 1997

Minu Leninid
1997 99 min 8 vues
Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?
Thriller
Teaduse ohver
1

Teaduse ohver

Apr 05, 1982

Teaduse ohver
1982 65 min 1 vues
A satirical comedy about the monotonous, boring and largely meaningless life of small officials in a certain provincial town.
Drama
Vares ja hiired
1

Vares ja hiired

May 21, 1998

Vares ja hiired
1998 13 min 1 vues
A fairytale about the mice and the raven, which is stronger and which is cleverer.
Animation
The Temptation of St. Tony
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The Temptation of St. Tony

Oct 10, 2009

The Temptation of St. Tony
2009 115 min 37 vues
Un cadre moyen qui développe une aversion à être une bonne personne remet en question sa moralité alors qu'il fait face aux défis de l'âge moyen et perd le contrôle de sa vie.
Drama
Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari
5.2

Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari

Nov 25, 2017

Mehetapja/Süütu/Vari
2017 135 min 5 vues
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? The film is led by the singularity of the leading character - Maara, Elina and Luna Lee are all played by the same actress.
Drama
Põrgu Jaan
5

Põrgu Jaan

Oct 05, 2018

Põrgu Jaan
2018 105 min 3 vues
After ten years of war, plague and famine, the land is swept clean of people. The few remaining souls are scattered about, living in misery and lacking hope. An anxious silence hangs over the land. On one particularly starry night, two peasants find a stranger on the seashore.
Thriller
An Exchange
1

An Exchange

Nov 19, 2019

An Exchange
2019 8 min 1 vues
Tuuli and Kaspar needed a break from the city so they escaped for some alone time to a cabin in the wilderness. Or so they thought.
Drama
Šlaager
1

Šlaager

Jan 01, 1982

Šlaager
1982 81 min 1 vues
While suffering creative and emotional crisis, singer Katrin gives a poor performance at the pop music contest. She decides to turn over a new leaf and write a song that would convey an important message both for herself and for the audience. Katrin's personal drama - the story about her doubts and self-realization - is accompanied by the performances of well-known pop musicians of 1970s and 1980s.
Music
Must auk
9

Must auk

Jan 31, 2025

Must auk
2025 115 min 2 vues
A comical triptych about residents in an apartment block district who long for a better life. When a black hole mysteriously appears in a lilac bush, they will have to face aliens, a giant spider, and an Austrian in breeches.
Comedy
Värvilised unenäod
7

Värvilised unenäod

Apr 21, 1975

Värvilised unenäod
1975 60 min 4 vues
Little Kati spends her summer at her grandma's. Her playmates are the village boys and the whole countryside - animals, flowers, the wind and stones. Kati conjures up the sun and floats above the fields of flowers and the whole universe. There is no borderline between reality and the magic world. Is it possible to play the same game also at her home in the city?
Family
Surmatants
1

Surmatants

Nov 07, 1991

Surmatants
1991 126 min 1 vues
A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the most influential Late Gothic painters, and carpenter Michel Sittow are brought together by the story of the panel painting "Danse Macabre" by Notke and the way the painting reached Tallinn, Estonia from Lübeck.
History
Viimane vürst
1

Viimane vürst

Sep 27, 2018

Viimane vürst
2018 75 min 1 vues
A documentary about Peeter Volkonski lets us take peek in the everyday life of a colorful cultural figure and explores how he manages to find balance between the household and the aristocracy. Prince Volkonski with his respectable pedigree is an Estonian singer, actor, producer and translator. What is the price of public admiration and is there enough room for compromises when dedicating your life on creation? How to enjoy the flight of a free spirit when the problems of everyday life can strike at any moment? Besides the creational activity the documentary explores the role of the hero's always supporting wife Maria and Peeter Volkonski's relations with his children.
Documentary
Täitsa lõpp
1

Täitsa lõpp

Nov 11, 2011

Täitsa lõpp
2011 75 min 1 vues
It's December and Christmastime, but outside the summer sun blazes. Something is wrong! The Mayan calendar predicts that the world will end on December 21, 2012. Every Estonian has to decide how they will spend their last days. Rait finally wants to confess his feelings to his lifelong love, the starlet Lenna Kuurmaa. His friend Mihkel, hits his head, goes bonkers, and needs to save the world by sacrificing that very same Lenna to the Sun Gods. Brenda wants to escape her dictatorial mother but insane asylum orderlies chase her. Ervin wins the world's last lottery and is so upset by not having any way to spend it that he wants to die from misery. Confusion reigns, but hope always dies last... And, fortunately, the end finally comes.
Adventure
Poiss ja liblikas
1

Poiss ja liblikas

Jan 01, 1978

Poiss ja liblikas
1978 6 min 1 vues
A film about a boy who loves flowers and butterflies, based on a short story by Anton Hansen Tammsaar. In his thoughtless pursuit of the butterfly, he shatters all the flowers in his path.
Animation
Lõpuõhtu
1

Lõpuõhtu

Apr 11, 2007

Lõpuõhtu
2007 15 min 1 vues
One night there gather weird figures to the Karahundzhi Palteau. They are the figures of God created by Man in different times and cultures - puppets. At the same time in some technical center they are printing out all letter combinations in all known languages. According to Tibetan monks this act - writing down all the names of God - will bring along the end of the universe. The Creator has decided to introduce the gods to each other before the great end.
Animation
1+1+1
1

1+1+1

Jan 18, 1982

1+1+1
1982 9 min 1 vues
Heik Ernitsa's directorial debut "Encounter" is a humorous story about dreams and reality. "Street" by Valter Uusberg paints a nervous and gloomy picture of the artificial environment of the city. Mati Küti's satirical "Monument" dissects egocentrism in a grotesque tone.
Animation
Jürgensonid
1

Jürgensonid

Sep 01, 2001

Jürgensonid
2001 min 1 vues
In the summer of 2001, six prominent men moved into an abandoned farmhouse for a week. Following the example of the world-famous reality series "Survivor", everyone was allowed to take only one item they loved. The aim of the men was to test whether it is possible to cope with the minimum wage in today's Estonia, and if so, in what way. "Jürgensonid" is a humorous, fully documentary television study of survivors in local Estonian conditions.
Reality
Jürgensonid
7.2

Jürgensonid

Dec 24, 2010

Jürgensonid
2010 min 6 vues
The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode focuses on a different character who survived or witnessed the tragic event. There are kids from the class, their parents, the class teacher, a boy who survived the shooting, and finally, one of the culprits in the very last episode.
Drama