Margus Jaanovits
Biography: Margus Jaanovits (born July 13, 1970 in Türi) is an Estonian actor. He graduated from Türi 1st Middle School in 1988 and from the Estonian Academy of Music Higher School of Performing Arts in 1994, and has been working as an actor at the Vanemuise Theater since the same year.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 13, 1970
Deathday: N/A
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On the Water
2020-11-22
On the Water
Overview: Andres is a sensitive teenager raised by his strict grandparents in a small bland Soviet Estonian town. He is being bullied at school and his only friends are the drunkards, whores, and thieves living next door.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2020-11-22
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Fools of Fame
2023-01-13
Fools of Fame
Overview: The feature film based on Eduard Bornhöhe's story takes the viewer to the early days of the 20th century, when Estonia was still part of the tsarist Russia. Pride in one's nation was emerging and the desire to give something eternal to one's people at any cost - be it a miracle machine flying in the air or valuable literature written in the language of the country. Unfortunately, it was not that easy and sometimes there was lack of talent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2023-01-13
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Playing Pirates
2011-08-30
Playing Pirates
Overview: A boy and his family move into a wooden house the family has inherited and he becomes friends with a girl who now has to move away. To save their friendship, the children find no other way but to embark on a perilous adventure.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2011-08-30
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Kalev
2022-09-23
Kalev
Overview: The Soviet Union teeters on the verge of collapse in 1990 and tiny Baltic nations struggle to take back their independence. A rising tide of public opinion opposes the Estonian national team's participation in the USSR's basketball championship. The team makes the unpopular choice to participate.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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When You Least Expect It
2016-10-13
When You Least Expect It
Overview: There are two people who wake up in the same bed one morning, and neither of them has a clue who the other is. Viivi would like to run away and the man is sleeping like a log. Unlike Viivi and Andu themselves, the viewers know both very well. They know that Viivi has the worst day in her life and that Andu is a dweeb, but not completely hopeless; a rather good-hearted man. They are both hopelessly lonely people hoping that maybe there's someone somewhere - So they might as well meet.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2016-10-13
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The Beauty Queen of the Mountains
2003-05-01
The Beauty Queen of the Mountains
Overview: A story of two women, a mother and a daughter, whose life together is a constant battle. Even the simplest everyday activity can grow into a big fight about making you sick, you may have a provoking adrenal gland that helps you feel that you are still alive. When Maureen's path crosses with Pato's, the old Mag is overcome with fear of being alone, and the fight for love is no longer a matter of choice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2003-05-01
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Aurora
2025-01-10
Aurora
Overview: Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, enters into a secret affair that changes her life. She tries to please everyone but when it's time for a lavish wedding anniversary celebration, an uninvited guest arrives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2025-01-10
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The Shadow
2024-10-18
The Shadow
Overview: Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia, the Wild West of the crumbling Russian Empire in the 1890s. Investigations take him to miserable dwellings of the local Estonian peasants, luxurious castles of German nobility that have sworn allegiance to the Czar, and to the depths of ancient forests where witchcraft is still practiced. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he is the sanest of them all.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2024-10-18
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The Right to Happiness
2018-11-09
The Right to Happiness
Overview: Marge is a humble middle-aged woman living in Paldiski, Estonia. Her life changes after she unexpectedly becomes a lottery winner. For most other people, it would be a dream come true, but Marge wants to figure out how to continue her quiet life despite having 10 million euros.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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The Black Hole
2025-01-31
The Black Hole
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: et
Release Date: 2025-01-31
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