Acting

Raivo Rüütel

Born June 1, 1956 · Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia] (age 70)

Raivo Rüütel (born June 1, 1956 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. Raivo Rüütel graduated from the Tallinn High School in 1974 and the Performing Arts Department of the Tallinn State Conservatory in 1978 (8th flight). He was an actor of the Estonian National Youth Theater from 1978 to 1983 and the Old Town Studio from 1983 to 2004. Since 2005, he has been an actor at the Old Baskin Theatre. Raiv…

Known For

Truth and Justice

Truth and Justice · 2019

Truth and Justice

MovieDramaHistory

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber's Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams.

Legends of Tallinn

Legends of Tallinn · 1995

Legends of Tallinn

Tallinn is known for its medieval old town. However, not only the old houses and streets have been preserved, we have also come down to ancient legends related to these places. The film is about the Oleviste Church and the mysterious craftsman who built one of the world's tallest towers for this church at one time.

Wild Violets

Wild Violets · 1980

MovieActionDrama

It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western spies will arrive to support the local bushwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of the Estonian bushwhackers.

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Tear of the Prince of Darkness · 1993

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

MovieHorrorMystery

Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.

All My Lenins

All My Lenins · 1997

MovieThrillerComedy

Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

Dance Around the Steam Boiler · 1988

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

MovieDramaHistory

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.

The Firewater

The Firewater · 1994

MovieCrimeDrama

At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......

Autumn

The main character of the film is Paunvere tailor Jorh Adniel Kiir. Two young seamstresses, Juuli and Maali, arrive in Paunvere. At first, Kiir regards them as competitors, but then he establishes friendly relations with them. Kiir marries Juuli, but he is not indifferent to Maali either. The film also follows Kiir's efforts to get his own farm.

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Truth and Justice

Truth and Justice · 2019

Truth and Justice

MovieDramaHistory

Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber's Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams.

Assessor Rüütel

Legends of Tallinn

Legends of Tallinn · 1995

Legends of Tallinn

Tallinn is known for its medieval old town. However, not only the old houses and streets have been preserved, we have also come down to ancient legends related to these places. The film is about the Oleviste Church and the mysterious craftsman who built one of the world's tallest towers for this church at one time.

Mayor (voice)

Wild Violets

Wild Violets · 1980

MovieActionDrama

It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western spies will arrive to support the local bushwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of the Estonian bushwhackers.

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Tear of the Prince of Darkness · 1993

Tear of the Prince of Darkness

MovieHorrorMystery

Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.

Hotel Boy

All My Lenins

All My Lenins · 1997

MovieThrillerComedy

Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?

German Officer

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

Dance Around the Steam Boiler · 1988

Dance Around the Steam Boiler

MovieDramaHistory

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.

The Firewater

The Firewater · 1994

MovieCrimeDrama

At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......

German Engineer

Autumn

The main character of the film is Paunvere tailor Jorh Adniel Kiir. Two young seamstresses, Juuli and Maali, arrive in Paunvere. At first, Kiir regards them as competitors, but then he establishes friendly relations with them. Kiir marries Juuli, but he is not indifferent to Maali either. The film also follows Kiir's efforts to get his own farm.

Rural Municipality Secretary

Olga

Olga, a lonely parking lot guard, sweeps up the snow, that won't cease falling, and waits for her daughter, who keeps her car there. Little by little, the snowdrifts grow above Olga's head. When a twist of fate stops her from meeting her daughter again, all she can do is to see hope where it almost never was before.

Joel

Revenge Office

Revenge Office · 2009

SeriesCrimeComedy

A group of women create an organization named "Kättemaksukontor" to fight for the rights of women and help solve murder mysteries for the police.

Morten

The Bank

The Bank · 2018

Based on a true story in the turbulent Estonian 90s. Personal dramas will unfold using the historic events as a backdrop, with the characters constantly re-evaluating the currency rates and their personal values.

Minister

Alpine House

Alpine House · 2012

SeriesCrimeDrama

Estonia's women's swimming team is stripped of their Olympic medals because of doping, and a scandal begins. With the help of Martin Kütt, an internationally renowned crisis expert, the team aims to solve the disaster. However, as Martin investigates the doping, it emerges that even government officials are involved in the affair.

Toomas Lainvee