Manfred Vainokivi Movies
- 2018
Rodeo
Rodeo6.42018HD
A documentary exploring the difficulties the newly-independent Estonia faced in the early 1990s after emerging from decades of Soviet rule. The film...
- 2023
Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven6.32023HD
With his last breath Uu's friend entrusts him with the secret of how to go to the past. Uu is an engineer and doesn't believe in miracles, but the...
- 2016
Family Lies
Family Lies32016HD
The film is set in a town that has a professional symphony orchestra, managed by authoritarian and confident Paul Levald, who has conducted both the...
- 2021
The Best of Salieri
The Best of Salieri02021HD
It is time to get out of the closet and show the world your teeth. The director, who considers himself to be Mozart, has been tootling with his films...
- 2023
Mo Mamma
Mo Mamma02023HD
Mother Karin and daughter Mari are facing the demise of Mamma, Karin's mother and Mari's grandmother. They both release their pain on each other, but...
- 2006
Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes
Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes9.52006HD
After being whacked on the head with a shovel, Valdis no longer shows interest in the things that used to make his life worthwhile: alcohol, techno,...
- 2017
The End of the Chain
The End of the Chain6.42017HD
A secluded fast food joint next to an empty parking lot, where it's good to go because nobody recognizes you there. On a rainy autumnal day, people...
- 2009
Disco and Atomic War
Disco and Atomic War5.62009HD
A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers...
- 2021
Estonian Funeral
Estonian Funeral6.52021HD
A wide range of relatives and acquaintances have traveled to a funeral, and as is typical of Estonians, the sad event turns into a comical one as the...
- 2009
Bank Robbery
Bank Robbery02009HD
When a former fistfighter Madis leaves the prison, he feels he will get another chance in life. Nothing can go wrong this time. Madis will be...
- 2012
Baskin
Baskin02012HD
Portrait of Eino Baskin, an entertainer who has attracted audience (esp women) for years. His private life has been tragicomic, full of laughter and...
- 2008
Valli baar
Valli baar02008HD
All towns in the world have legendary bars and drinking places. Tiny Valli Bar in Tallinn links different times and people and the film is a portrait...
- 2007
Greetings from Soviet Estonia!
Greetings from Soviet Estonia!02007HD
- 2025
Our Erika
Our Erika02025HD
Tells the story of the Estonian Olympic gold medalist Erika Salumäe.
- 2020
On the Water
On the Water42020HD
Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is being bullied at school and his only...
- 2006
The Blue Hills
The Blue Hills102006HD
A documentary on the volunteer Estonian Army's defense against the Soviet Army in 1944 with an emphasis on its last stand in the region known as the...
- 2023
Gori the Caricaturist
Gori the Caricaturist02023HD
A richly animated documentary about the extremely popular caricaturist Gori, whose fate in Estonia at the beginning of the last century shows the...
- 2014
Stealing Socialism
Stealing Socialism02014HD
A jolly documentary that tells a story of Soviet time life style when stealing from the state was an act of honour for common people. Stealing from...
- 2023
Spit in My Face
Spit in My Face02023HD
This small, personal, honest experiment on a minimalist budget is edited from 12 years of nostalgic archival footage and ironical pranks. Mostly it...
- 2005
Mat the Cat
Mat the Cat42005HD
Martin a boy with adjustment difficulties, moves with his mother to a new place. Martin has a habit of always getting into all kinds of trouble, and...