Lennart Meri Movies

  • 2006
    The Singing Revolution

    The Singing Revolution

    The Singing Revolution

    62006HD

    Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians...

    The Singing Revolution
  • 1970
    The Last Relic

    The Last Relic

    The Last Relic

    6.61970HD

    A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - there's a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a monastery...

    The Last Relic
  • 1969
    Werewolf

    Werewolf

    Werewolf

    5.51969HD

    There are three children growing at Tammaru farm - one boy, Margus; and two orphan girls, Mari and Tiina. Margus' parents want him to marry Mari...

    Werewolf
  • 1966
    Pikk Street

    Pikk Street

    Pikk Street

    01966HD

    Pikk Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of Tallinn’s Old Town. The picture playfully combines hidden camera footage with more...

    Pikk Street
  • 1986
    The Sounds of Kaleva

    The Sounds of Kaleva

    The Sounds of Kaleva

    6.71986HD

    A three-act film-essay about memory and the historical-cultural ties of the Finno- Ugric peoples. The first chapter is dedicated to ancient Bearese...

    The Sounds of Kaleva
  • 1972
    The Waterfowl People

    The Waterfowl People

    The Waterfowl People

    71972HD

    A documentary about the histoy and linguistic ties of the Finno-Ugric, and Samoyedic peoples. Speakers of the Kamassian, Nenets, Khanty, Komi, Mari,...

    The Waterfowl People
  • 1989
    Son of Torum

    Son of Torum

    Son of Torum

    01989HD

    In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the...

    Son of Torum
  • 1978
    The Winds of the Milky Way

    The Winds of the Milky Way

    The Winds of the Milky Way

    7.51978HD

    Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relationships of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns,...

    The Winds of the Milky Way
  • 2015
    Those Who Dare

    Those Who Dare

    Those Who Dare

    02015HD

    When Mikhail Gorbachev rose to power in 1985, his reform policy sparked an independence movement in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. But as cries for...

    Those Who Dare
  • 1997
    The Shaman

    The Shaman

    The Shaman

    01997HD

    "Shaman" was filmed on July the 16th, 1977 in the northernmost corner of Eurasia, on the Taymyr Peninsula, at the Avam river, concurrently with the...

    The Shaman