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Dawn of War di Margus Paju
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It’s August 1939, and Europe fears an imminent war. Standing alone against Stalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Third Reich, Estonia suffers a fatal blow when the head of counter-Soviet intelligence is murdered, raising suspicions of a mole within their ranks. As global, political and military events unfold at a dizzying speed, the task of finding the mysterious Soviet double agent falls to Estonian spy Feliks Kangur (played by
Priit Võigemast). But whilst he is chasing down the traitor, Germany and the Soviet Union make their move to invade Poland, and Feliks makes a chilling discovery. The Red Army has set up a covert operation to annex Estonia next, an event that would have devastating consequences for both his country and his secret relationship with young Polish art historian Maria (
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TALLINN: The year 2020 was an extraordinary year for the Estonian film industry. The coronavirus pandemic had a devastating effect on the industry and cinema attendance all over Europe. However, on the positive side, the local market share of Estonian films rose to a record high, garnering 26.72% of the total number of cinema admissions. The per capita rate of cinema going in Estonia was still relatively healthy at 1.35.
The most watched film was Christopher Nolan’s
Tenet, which was partly filmed in Estonia. For most of the year, Estonia kept its cinemas open, with special security measures and conditions of keeping cinema halls half full.
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