amateur 17.10. | 18.15 Uhr

AMATIERIS 08
Victor, bright but bored journalism student and a small time marijuana crook, steps upon a dilemma when his girlfriend is accepted for studies in Amsterdam. Unwilling to be left behind and eager to taste the real bohemian life , Victor is ready to along. If only he had the money... A subtle and non-judgmental coming-of-age story, AMATEUR captures the essence of a young drug dealer's trials and tribulations in the pursuit of his dreams.

Defenders of Riga 22.10. | 20 Uhr

RĪGAS SARGI 08
A historical drama that dramatizes the events of November 11, 1919 – Laèplçsis Day - a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. Based on the events of November 1919, when in the aftermath of WWI, a part of the defeated German army still based in the newly independent Republic of Latvia, regrouped under the self-serving German General von der Golz. The rogue general, aided by Russian Colonel Bermont in initially masking the true identity of the aggressors from the Allies, ordered the renegade army of about 50,000 to attack Riga. His plan was to take over two of the diminutive Baltic States, Latvia and Estonia, and create a new Germanic state under his rule. Though vastly outnumbered, the Latvian army together with many non-military volunteers totaling some 11,000 men, miraculously managed to defend Riga by pushing back and defeat the Germans.

LOSS 18.10. | 20 Uhr

NEREIKALIGNGI ŽMONĖS 2008
A priest in Ireland meets a woman from his native country Lithuania only to find out her mysterious identity is closely connected with his darkest secret from his past. Desperate for a better life, Valda arrives in Ireland penniless, but hoping to start a new life for herself and her young son, who she left behind in Lithuania. While struggling to support herself, she finds out her son has been adopted by Nora, a childless ex-wife of businessman Ben whose life is collapsing. Nora is now caught in a struggle with Ben’s ex-mistress Laima and has to fight for the custody of a child who is her only hope in life… From international award-winning director Maris Martinsons comes a powerful drama - Inspired by Six Degrees of Separation, and Dostoevsky’s line “the tears of that one tortured child”, Loss delves into the harsh realities of six people’s lives whose destinies are brought together after a tragic accident that happened over two decades ago.

Taarka 19.10. | 20.00 Uhr

Taarka 2008
The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest hero of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimneyless 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 worshipped singer.

Vasha 17.10. | 20.00 Uhr

Vasha 2009
Tom, a wide-eyed innocent 16-year-old ends up in a hospital with a Chechen man named Artur, after accidently having saved his life in a car bomb explosion downtown Tallinn. Artur is a mysterious man who seems to have a mission of his own in Estonia. Fascinated by this quiet stranger, Tom helps him escape from the hospital. Slowly he beginns to realise that Artur is haunted by memories of his family he tragically lost in war. Tom finds himself a unwitting accomplice in a lethal game of vegeance ans death. Facing the violent chain of events only one question remains: will he follow the bloody trail?

VORTEX 21.10. | 18.00 Uhr

DUBURYS 2009
The story of the whole Soviet period generation is told through the main character. The childhood spent in a village, true friendship, work in Klaipėda. Love and broken dreams. A film about a man who was broken by the Soviet gloom and whos life stayed unnoticed.

ALYOSHA 20.10. | 20.00 Uhr

ALJOŠA 2008
Most monuments erected during the Soviet regime were taken away after Estonia regained its independence in 1991. The Bronze Soldier Alyosha, located in the center of Tallinn, remained in its place. For Estonian nationalists this monument was the symbol for Soviet occupation and marked the beginning of Stalinist repressions. However, for many Russians the monument was one of the few remaining symbols that connected them to Russia and Russian identity. Documentary Alyosha brings us the people who gathered to the Bronze Soldier in 2005-2007 and whose behaviour created a new line in our cultural memory. What mattered were the rituals around the monument, not the monument itself. Differences of opinion about history resulted in tragic conflicts and relocating the monument.

Buried at sea 20.10. | 18.45 Uhr

Powerplay at the Baltic seaside
The journalist, author and environmental activist Pasko focuses during his investigative research on the ecological risks and the energy policy implications of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline. Gazprom is the largest shareholder of the pipeline consortium Nord Stream. The film begins in the north of Russia, where as early as 2005 the first phase of the project was completed. The expectations of the local population regarding new jobs and gas pipes in their homes have vaporised and it starts to dawn on them that all they get is a pipeline passing right under their nose, but all the gas is destined for customers in Western Europe. In 2007 and 2008 Pasko travelled along the entire proposed route of the Nord Stream pipeline by land, and later along the coasts of Sweden, Finland and Germany. He spoke with Finnish, Swedish and German politicians, mayors, and environmental activists. Pasko’s research documents the impact of the pipeline on the environment and on the people who live along the route.

The revolution that wasn’t  18.10. | 18.00 Uhr

Revolutsioon, mida ei tulnud 2008

Surreal sequences of democracy lost
The story begins in 2007, a year before the next presidential elections in Russia. The opposition is set to act decisively in order to take power. The two central figures, Anatoly and Andrey, have been members of the banned National Bolshevik Party for more than 10 years. But however much they fight, a victory is not in sight. Told through an impelling father-son-story where hopes diverge and pride meets betrayal, we are left to consider whether what we see is actually the most desirable alternative to the current regime. A beautifully filmed insider-documentary full of disturbing and often surreal moments.

In the Air  21.10. | 18.00 Uhr

Eetris 2009

Television – humans best friend?
Eldur walks along the street and accidentally loses his free will. The rest of his life passes by in total manipulation. Usually this life is very bitter, but sometimes it also has something sweet to offer. In the end the evil purpose of the manipulator is to be revealed, but somehow he owes to Eldur...

Wings and oars 22.10. | 18.30 Uhr

SPĀRNI UN AIRI
A former pilot looks bach at his life – The Earth , the Sky , the Woman – everything that took place on the journey from an air strip to an abandoned boat house.

THE BUG TRAINER  22.10. | 18.30 Uhr

VABŽDI DRESUOTOJAS 2008

Life and work of the lithuanian anti-Disney
Ladislav Starevich (1882-1965), a pioneer of puppet animation is one of the most forgotten film geniuses. His wizardry was born in Lithuania. He got famous in Russia. He then flourished in full flame in France. Who was he? This film decodes Starevich by using the means of his own artistic thinking, tiding together the factual information, archival footage and films made by Starevich.

AMATEURS  21.10. | 18.00 Uhr

AMATÖÖRID 2008

A black and gloomy comically stylised film about a young ice cream seller, Roob, who, almost by chance and thanks to his "multi-businessman" boss, happens to land the leading role in an underground porn film. Though the youngsters in the lead roles of the film realise that they have crossed the line that most of their fellow citizens might denounce as indecent, their helpless actions are somewhat pardoned by their curiosity and inexperience. This cannot be said about the film crew for whom their business equals the selling of potatoes.

Black Peter  20.10. | 18.45 Uhr

Must Peeter 2008

Peter and his wife have a dinner with friends at a restaurant. They have not quarreled for two weeks already. A new record could be in the making. A trivial argument soon grows into a desperate quarrel and the night brings weird games into their relationship.

Sesils  21.10. | 20.30 Uhr

Sesils 2008

Sesil has a new and a very unnatural friend, who is also annoying. She follows him everywhere and isn’t  planning on leaving anytime soon. He asks for help from others, but he knows that he’s the only one who can solve this problem.

The Balcony  21.10. | 20.30 Uhr

Balkonas 2008

In the Soviet Union in the 80ties in a small province town. Rolandas and his father settle down after a divorce. In the flat next to them lives the girl Emilia. Falling from a balcony and scratching a chin or swallowing a fishbone doesn’t hurt, but it hurts to love...