Hilje Murel

Acting

Hilje Murel

Born December 17, 1975 · Võru, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia] (age 50)

Hilje Murel (born December 17, 1975) is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress. Hilje Murel was born in the town of Võru in Võru County. She is a 1998 graduate of the EMA Higher Drama School (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) in Tallinn. Among her graduating classmates were: Tiit Sukk, Veikko Täär, Harriet Toompere, Andero Ermel, Liina Vahtrik, and Jan Uuspõld. Hilje Murel…

Known For

The Little ComradeThe Little Comrade · 2018
The Little Comrade
★ 6.92018
MovieDramaFamily
In the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by her mother's last words telling her to be a good kid, Leelo vows to be on her best behaviour in the confusing grown-up world in the hope that it will bring her mother back.
ViragoVirago · 2019
Virago
★ 6.32019
MovieComedy
A man falls off a roof. Another one drowns. Another catches fire. Wherever you look, men are dropping like flies. “May God rest their souls,” sigh the widows as they cross themselves somberly. This is the life and the death of the men in Virago—a village where for centuries no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday. Until today.
RaggieRaggie · 2020
Raggie
★ 6.52020
MovieAdventureAnimation
A story about a very special and very charming living doll that causes a bit of jealousy between brother and sister, but eventually brings them closer together.
Noble ActNoble Act · 2024
Noble Act
2024
MovieDrama
As Karl learns about his girlfriend's serious diagnosis, he finds himself in a situation where the fear of being blamed for what happened triggers a cycle of lies. While seeking a way out of his tangled web of dishonesty, Karl is no longer confident in standing by his girlfriend.
FRESH BLOOD: With the Best IntentionsFRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions · 2020
FRESH BLOOD: With the Best Intentions
2020
MovieDrama
Five fresh short films on the theme "With the best intentions" from even fresher Estonian directors.
Baa-Baa!Baa-Baa! · 2025
Baa-Baa!
2025
MovieFamilyComedy
A family that just moved to their new city apartment, has to figure out what to do with a goat that was suddenly gifted as part of a charity program.
Made in EstoniaMade in Estonia · 2003
Made in Estonia
★ 5.82003
MovieComedy
Two talented radio actors from Estonia have their lives turned upside down by the arrival of Gerli.
KinnunenKinnunen · 2007
Kinnunen
2007
Movie
Amazing adventures of a Finn in Estonia. A Finn in search of wife.

Filmography

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Family LiesFamily Lies · 2016
Family Lies
★ 2.52016
MovieDrama
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 orchestra and his family affairs for years. Due to dramatic events, Paul’s son-in-law Egon Rei must unexpectedly assume his duties. In addition to the baton, power and responsibility as well as the tensions in the orchestra, Egon inherits his father-in-law’s secrets and obligations from his complicated past. New lies are born out of old ones and, at some point, Egon realises that the revelation of truth might cause a real chaos. "Family Lies" by Valentin Kuik and Manfred Vainokivi is a relationship drama about elephants in the bedroom and skeletons in the closet, about small and big deceptions, half-truths and set-ups that can be found in every family’s secret chronicles.

Nurse

TaarkaTaarka · 2008
Taarka
★ 5.72008
MovieDrama
The first film in the Seto language in the world speaks about the brightest heroine of a small people, the folk singer Hilana Taarka, a woman who lived her whole life as an outcast in a small chimney-less hut; as an unmarried mother of children in poverty, begging her bread, doing odd jobs and singing. She always sang the truth, sometimes bitter, sometimes funny, sometimes cruel. She was feared, despised and coveted. Taarka sang throughout her remarkable life, throughout her fate, from a small Seto village to international fame. And she sang well. Really well. Taarka became the Mother of the Song, a legend. But as a woman, as a member of the community, the Seto people never really accepted her. Taarka - a despised woman and a worshiped singer.

Nasta / Mistress of Kukumäe