5:39 PM | April 14, 2016

1944

On Estonian turf, during the last year of World War II, men are fighting on the border between Europe and Russia. Some fight for the Red Army, some for the Waffen SS.
On the Eastern Front, two Estonian soldiers must choose a side and fight against their countrymen.

Language

Estonian
German
Russian

Runtime

100

Production Year

2015

Film Type

Feature

Production Countries

Estonia
Finland

Casts

Kaspar Velberg, Maiken Schmidt, Kristjan Üksküla

Production Company

Taska Film (Estonia), MRP Matila Röhr Productions (Finland)

Crew List

Director: Elmo Nüganen
Screenwriter: Leo Kunnas
DOP / Camera: Rein Kotov, Mart Taniel
Editor: Tambet Tasuja
Sound: Jyrki Rahkonen
Music: Jaak Jürisson
Producer: Kristian Taska

Festivals / Awards

2015: Let’s Cee Film Festival/ Vienna

2015: Baltic Film Days/ Oslo, Norway

2015: Arras Film Festival/ France

2015: Cairo International Film Festival/ Egypt

2015: Camerimage International Film Festival/ Poland

2015: European Union Film Festival/ Toronto

2015: Chennai International Film Festival/ India

2015: European Union Showcase/ Washington, U.S.A

2016: Palm Springs International Film Festival– Best of Fest nomination/ USA

2016: Scandinavian Film Festival/ Los Angeles, U.S.A

2016: Cleveland Film Festival/ U.S.A

2016: Festival of Tolerance/ Zagreb

2016: Kosmorama International Film Festival/ Trondheim

2016: Estonian Film Days/ Hungary

2016: European Film Festival/ Chicago

2016: Estonian Film Days/ Moscow

Director/s

Elmo Nüganen

Profile

1944

Crew List

Festivals / Awards

Director/s

Elmo Nüganen

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