Heino Mandri

Nazis and Blondes (2008)

Veteran actors from the 3 Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - gather at a castle in Latvia to receive awards for their roles as Nazi villains in propagandist Soviet war films. They reminisce about the films that made them famous throughout t ...

Entrance to Labyrinth (1990)

The actions of this mystery movie takes both in the past (in medieval times, as the scientists' hallucinations) and in the days of Perestroika. ...

Faulty Brides (1989)

Rich nephews and beautiful girls can not get married, especially when neither of them have actually seen each other. ...

Doctor Stockmann (1989)

Toomas Stockmann, the head doctor of a water clinic built in a small town by the sea, discovers that the facility is threatened by an infection caused by construction errors in the waterworks. The powerful mayor Peter Stockmann, the doctor's brother, has u ...

I'm Not a Tourist, I Live Here (1989)

The film is about one of the greatest social hot spots in Estonia during the Soviet times when apartments were distributed by the state, telling the story of a real estate agent and a homeless man. Mass immigration in 1944-1988 led to demographic conflict. ...

Dance Around the Steam Boiler (1988)

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times. ...

In One Hundred Years in May (1987)

Viktor Kingissepp has been the underground head of the Communist Party of Estonia for three years. He corresponds with Moscow, writes speeches for the members of the Communist Workers' Party and makes leaflets for the events of trade union. His purpose is ...

The Joys of Midlife (1987)

Five people who have recently reached middle-age are driving through Estonia to visit a famous witch-therapist to get rid of their problems. The somber-funny road movie gives a good overview of the life, people and daily problems in Estonia at the end of t ...

Chicherin (1986)

Chicherin - Russian revolutionary, Soviet diplomat, first People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR and the USSR. Member of the USSR Central Executive Committee of 1-5 convocations, member of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party. ...

The Secret Agent’s End (1986)

Operation "Resident", which lasted 15 years, is coming to an end. But the indestructible agent of "Nadezhda" has one important mission left. Agent Carl Brockmann, who intends to steal the work of Academician Nikolai Nesterov in the defense sector, has been ...

European Story (1984)

Two candidates are vying for the post of mayor of one of the major Western European cities - the Social Democrat Dr. Hayden and the "free nationalist" Alden. On the eve of the election, an independent journalist receives documents confirming Alden's connec ...

Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter (1983)

Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but also dreams about a life of a usual girl. One day a weird stranger is saved from the sea who will be the only friend of Arabella. At the same time a rival pirate ...

Murder on the 31st Floor (1981)

Police officer Jensen orders the evacuation of a leading media group's office building after a bomb threat is made. There won't be any explosion, however, the media group sustains big losses because of the work stoppage and the management requires investig ...

Mercedes Runs Away from the Chase (1981)

The film is set during World War II. After capturing the "trophy" Mercedes, a group of scouts, disguised as German officers commits a daring raid behind enemy lines (the 116th Motorized Division) on roads controlled by the enemy. ...

A Woman Heats the Sauna (1979)

The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company's sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors. The sauna is situated in a small village where her ex-husband is from, and an old aunt of his is still living. In addition to having ...

The Pastor of Reigi (1978)

Pastor Paul Lempelius comes to the island of HIiumaa that seems to be like the world's end. While serving the pastorate of Reigi in spirit and in truth, Lempelius hopes to get rid of the burden of destiny. However, the local people favour pagan traditions ...

Time to Live, Time to Love (1977)

Debora and Silver get into a serious car accident after a romantic night together. Silver escapes with a slight injury, but Debora's life is in danger and the doctors say there is no hope for her. Doctor Melts sees an opportunity in transplantation of dyin ...

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1976)

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran, and that a special organization was involved in transporting the stolen to Estonia. Scout Maksim Isayev is sent to this country. He establishes that the cipher ...

Indrek (1976)

Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare. ...

The Red Violin (1975)

When Estonian violinist Eduard Sõrmus starts his concert tours in Europe, he is convinced that the world revolution is about to begin. His mission as a Red Violinist is to call the proletariat around the world to join with the revolution. It is only two t ...

Spring in the Forest (1974)

Based on the novel "Ukuaru" by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life. ...

Inimeste maja (1974)

Portrait film about Šarl Piel, a brigadier of builders who is demanding a lot both from himself and others and who is able to overcome the difficulties encountered at work. ...

Fire in the Night (1973)

Ülo and Olev think the German occupation is humiliating and the soldiers are arrogant. But even among Estonians there are people who cannot be trusted - this can have fatal consequences. Witty schoolboys find out that Mr Velirand, who has moved in the apa ...

Forest Captain (1972)

Sailing to South America, the sailing ship "Fortuna" gets stuck in a calm in the middle of the Atlantic. Heat and thirst drive the team crazy, knives are already flashing and the wind is being conjured in the darkness of the night. Captain Kihnu Jõnn has ...

Lack of Wind (1971)

Taavi is worried about the lack of wind that won't let him do his daily job as a fisherman. But he is definitely not the guy who would just sit and wait for better days to arrive. ...

Gladiator (1971)

Joonas and Tiidrik are two men from the island of Saaremaa who recklessly escape from the German prison during the First World War. Yet, there are no peaceful times in their home country neither. ...

Summer Games of Insects (1971)

Pedestrians (1971)

This film is an humorous view on the conflict of pedestrians with all growing car traffic. ...

He Wasn't Alone (1970)

The action takes place in the North of Scandinavia, where Hitler's Germany tried to keep its last frontier. Here by the will of circumstances gets pilot-Navigator uzbek Akbar Ibrahimov, whose plane was shot down in battle, and joins the ranks of the Resist ...

Between Three Plagues (1970)

The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia. ...

Liberation - Part 1 : The Fire Bulge (1970)

The "Fiery Arc" tells of a grandiose battle on the Kursk Bulge in the summer of 1943. Here was the largest tank battle in the history of World War II. Along with the personal fate of the heroes, the film shows battle scenes, the activities of headquarters ...

Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough (1970)

Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they ...

The Red Tent (1969)

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia. ...

A Tale of a Chekist (1969)

At the end of 1943, during the occupation in Odessa, a new specialist Kraft arrives at the shipyard and soon becomes a chief engineer. It never occurred to anyone that a Soviet intelligence officer was hiding under the guise of a leader showing official z ...

The Dead Season (1968)

Soviet spy Ladeynikov learns that in one of the pharmaceutical centers in a small resort town works a former German war criminal, Dr. Hass, who is finishing the creation of a deadly chemical gas RH development that he began during World War II, experimenti ...

Exploded Hell (1967)

Second world war. In one of the German intelligence schools are preparing sabotage groups of Russian prisoners of war for casting in the USSR. ...

What Happened To Andres Lapeteus? (1967)

After a long night with his old war buddies, Andres Lapeteus regains consciousness in the hospital. How has confusion, bewilderment and alienation developed between these men who once fought together side by side? Is this the inevitable result of the Stali ...

The New Devil of Hellsbottom (1965)

The way Saint Peter explains it to the Devil who's knocking on Heaven's door to collect his share of souls: there will be no more souls, as God has come to doubt if humans are really meant to achieve salvation. If they aren't then how can they be punished ...

We Were Eighteen (1965)

It's 1940 - the first summer of the Soviet occupation on the Estonian island Saaremaa. Teenagers stepping in their lives have important decisions to make. Should they support the Soviet regime or join the resistance? ...

The Lark (1964)

Russian prisoners of war commandeer a tank and lead the Nazis on a cross-country chase in this World War II adventure drama. The Russians use their own tanks so the Nazis can use them as target practice to test a new anti-tank weapon. Knowing that death is ...

Hills Like White Elephants (1963)

A man and a woman are trying to solve a problem that is crucial to their relationship, but their ideas and beliefs have a different vision. ...

Uninvited Guests (1959)

Four Estonians who have escaped to Sweden during the war return to Soviet Estonia in the 1950s. The four saboteurs work for the Western Secret Service. Difficulties arise when they cross the border with an injured companion - the three have to decide what ...