Manfred Vainokivi Movies

  • 2018
    Rodeo

    Rodeo

    Rodeo

    6.42018HD

    A documentary exploring the difficulties the newly-independent Estonia faced in the early 1990s after emerging from decades of Soviet rule. The film...

    Rodeo
  • 2016
    Family Lies

    Family Lies

    Family Lies

    32016HD

    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...

    Family Lies
  • 2023
    Stairway to Heaven

    Stairway to Heaven

    Stairway to Heaven

    6.32023HD

    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...

    Stairway to Heaven
  • 2006
    Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes

    Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes

    Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes

    9.52006HD

    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,...

    Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes
  • 2023
    Mo Mamma

    Mo Mamma

    Mo Mamma

    02023HD

    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...

    Mo Mamma
  • 2017
    The End of the Chain

    The End of the Chain

    The End of the Chain

    6.42017HD

    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...

    The End of the Chain
  • 2009
    Disco and Atomic War

    Disco and Atomic War

    Disco and Atomic War

    5.62009HD

    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...

    Disco and Atomic War
  • 2020
    On the Water

    On the Water

    On the Water

    42020HD

    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...

    On the Water
  • 2012
    Baskin

    Baskin

    Baskin

    02012HD

    Portrait of Eino Baskin, an entertainer who has attracted audience (esp women) for years. His private life has been tragicomic, full of laughter and...

    Baskin
  • 2009
    Bank Robbery

    Bank Robbery

    Bank Robbery

    02009HD

    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...

    Bank Robbery
  • 2021
    The Best of Salieri

    The Best of Salieri

    The Best of Salieri

    02021HD

    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...

    The Best of Salieri
  • 2006
    The Blue Hills

    The Blue Hills

    The Blue Hills

    102006HD

    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...

    The Blue Hills
  • 2025
    Our Erika

    Our Erika

    Our Erika

    02025HD

    Tells the story of the Estonian Olympic gold medalist Erika Salumäe.

    Our Erika
  • 2000
    Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050

    Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050

    Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050

    72000HD

    Two elderly people have decided to start having children. There was no time for this in their youth, they had to work hard to survive. Now, in...

    Madonna Is Not Dead A.D. 2050
  • 2018
    Long Live the Scandals!

    Long Live the Scandals!

    Long Live the Scandals!

    02018HD

    Leonhard Lapin is the classic and the enfant terrible of Estonian contemporary art, constantly followed by scandals, lewd legends and envious...

    Long Live the Scandals!
  • 2014
    Stealing Socialism

    Stealing Socialism

    Stealing Socialism

    02014HD

    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...

    Stealing Socialism
  • 2023
    Gori the Caricaturist

    Gori the Caricaturist

    Gori the Caricaturist

    02023HD

    A richly animated documentary about the extremely popular caricaturist Gori, whose fate in Estonia at the beginning of the last century shows the...

    Gori the Caricaturist
  • 2010
    September

    September

    September

    02010HD

    September is a film about the complicated choices of simple people. The internationally renowned Estonian author, Jaan Kross (1920-2007) was arrested...

    September
  • 2021
    Estonian Funeral

    Estonian Funeral

    Estonian Funeral

    6.52021HD

    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...

    Estonian Funeral
  • 2023
    Spit in My Face

    Spit in My Face

    Spit in My Face

    02023HD

    This small, personal, honest experiment on a minimalist budget is edited from 12 years of nostalgic archival footage and ironical pranks. Mostly it...

    Spit in My Face