Acting
Merle Jääger
Born October 19, 1965 · Tallinn, Harju District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia] (age 60)
Merle Jääger (born October 19, 1965) is an Estonian television, stage and film actress, poet and author who frequently uses the pen name Merca. Initially associated with the burgeoning Estonian punk rock scene of the early to mid 1980s, she has been described as the "bard of protest".
Known For
Deliver Us · 2023Deliver Us
★ 5.52023
MovieHorror
When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.
Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Chapters · 2006Alien or: The Escape of Valdis in 11 Chapters
★ 9.52006
MovieComedy
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, cars and fights. His friends desperately try to help him regain his memory, but nothing works.
The Class · 2007The Class
★ 7.52007
MovieDrama
An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.
Magnus · 2008Magnus
★ 5.72008
MovieDrama
Magnus, a handsome teenager, wants to commit suicide and his father tries to change his mind.
Who? What? How? A Story About the Third All-Union Festival of Youth Plays · 1987Who? What? How? A Story About the Third All-Union Festival of Youth Plays
1987
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
About the festival that took place in Tbilisi in 1987.
The Witch · 1988The Witch
★ 7.51988
MovieDrama
Everything seems to be fine in the life of a young woman who works as a paramedic. She has chosen a profession that requires understanding and compassion, but she herself needs help in quieting the restlessness in her soul. As a doctor, she lacks an emotional bond when interacting with her patients, she feels alienated from her surroundings and her fellow people.
The Table · 2004The Table
★ 9.02004
MovieAnimation
Roza has given birth to many children, all with different men. The protagonist is Rita, her youngest daughter, whose fate - like her mother's - is to endure the effort and pain of giving birth. How and whether she can cope with this, or the world?
A Friend of Mine · 2011A Friend of Mine
★ 5.22011
MovieDrama
Mati, a 70-year-old bibliophile, cannot cope with his wife's death. As loneliness and indifference overrun his thoughts, he contemplates suicide until he meets a younger man who sparks his interest in life.
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Autumn Ball · 2007Autumn Ball
★ 5.52007
MovieDrama
Autumn in Estonia, where six people live, six solitudes, prisoners of the monotonous architecture of Soviet-era concrete buildings, in search of human companionship, of love, of a ray of light in an ocean of gray.
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