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Moonika Siimets

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Moonika Siimets

Born May 7, 1980 · Tartu, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Tartu County, Estonia] (age 46)

Moonika Siimets (born May 7, 1980) is an Estonian film director who has directed award-winning documentaries, television series and short films. In 2010, she received the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for World Champion and Trendy Dog. Her first feature film The Little Comrade (Seltsimees laps) remained the top film in Estonia for five weeks, attracting 100,000 viewers. Born in Tartu, Moonika Sii…

Known For

Two Hours to HappinessTwo Hours to Happiness · 2022
Two Hours to Happiness
★ 9.02022
MovieDocumentary
A poetical documentary about longing and searching for happiness between Estonia and Finland.
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.
Another DimensionAnother Dimension · 2012
Another Dimension
2012
MovieDocumentary
UFOs and spirits can be seen in Salme municipality on the island Saaremaa. There are viking skeletons and the Sõnajalg family wind turbines coming out of the depths of the earth and a helicopter flying to a village shop scares away cow herds. There are two realities here that do not fit together.
RootsRoots · 2018
Roots
★ 6.02018
MovieDocumentary
"Roots" tells six very personal stories - a first, big love, the loss of a child, ageing, infidelity, fragile relationships with close ones. Six different views on what our family and environment has left in us and what we leave behind.
The Black HoleThe Black Hole · 2025
The Black Hole
★ 7.62025
MovieComedyDrama
A comical triptych about residents in an apartment block district who long for a better life. When a black hole mysteriously appears in a lilac bush, they will have to face aliens, a giant spider, and an Austrian in breeches.
Is It You?Is It You? · 2013
Is It You?
2013
MovieHorrorThriller
A phone rings in the night. A man makes a mistake and picks it up.
40 Years Later40 Years Later · 2018
40 Years Later
2018
MovieDocumentary
The director's parents Tiina and Ülo have saved more stuff in their home throughout the years than they have space to live. Useless piles of clothes, old newspapers and dishes block the way to the dinner table or bed. This is a story about a love for things and the difficulty of letting go of them.
Pink CardiganPink Cardigan · 2014
Pink Cardigan
★ 5.02014
MovieComedy
Henrik is a successful actor and comedian who's always trying to prove he's not a homophobe. In his private life, he is lonely and insecure, struggling with adulthood. One day, after dislocating his shoulder, he joins a yoga class and makes his first gay friend ever.

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