Nero Urke

Erik is convinced he has a stone for a heart. That’s why he doesn’t mind that his parents have no time for him, or that he is bullied at school, or that he has no real friends. When his family moves to a villa they inherited, he is confronted by Maria whom Erik's parents want to kick out along with her father. Maria refuses to move and promises to make Erik's life a living hell. As a last attempt to defeat Erik, Maria goes to look for her mother who disappeared two years ago. Together they end up on a fantastical journey to the In-Between-World and Erik learns how hard it really is to wear a heart of stone.

It's the summer of 1990. The Soviet Union is teetering on the verge of collapse, while the little Baltic nations struggle to take back their lost independence. The Soviet Union's basketball championship is set to begin on the backdrop of a deeply divided society. The Estonian team Kalev faces a momentous decision. With Estonian independence seemingly within reach, a rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation in the USSR's championship. That would contradict the people's aspirations for liberation. As professional athletes, the team makes the unpopular choice. The championship games start.

Basado en hechos reales. Jussi Ketola, regresa a Finlandia desde la gran depresión golpeará a Estados Unidos solo para enfrentar una creciente agitación política en su país. Una noche de verano de 1930, matones nacionalistas secuestraron violentamente a Ketola de su casa. Golpeado y obligado a caminar por el Camino Eterno hacia la Rusia soviética, donde la crueldad parece no tener fin, su único sueño es volver a toda costa con su familia.

En sus mejores sueños, el personaje principal de esta película, Leila (Riina Maidre), es una cantante resplandeciente. Sin embargo, toda su energía y talento se gasta en relaciones que carcomen su alma, sustancias que alteran la mente y exhibiciones glamorosas. Heleri desafía las reglas. Al jugar con las posibilidades del arte del cine, lleva al espectador a un universo incómodo donde el límite entre la realidad y la ilusión es increíblemente delgado. Este es un mundo que es familiar para todos los que en algún momento de su vida tuvieron que crecer y admitir que soñar no es suficiente por sí solo. Y quien tenga independientemente de que haya elegido soñar.

The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.