Kalju Kivi

Art

Biography

Kalju Kivi (March 23, 1951 – July 19, 2025) was an Estonian film artist, screenwriter and director.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Too Tired to Hate

8.0(0.0K)

This modern western depicting juvenile crime takes as its theme the struggle of an individual against a vicious circle of violence. The spiral of violence and revenge is only broken when one person conquers himself and refuses to continue the vendetta. Siim, a 14-year old who grew up in the streets, is only spared the violence because he has a natural antipathy to it. Ultimately he too is caught up in the fighting when he tries to save money for his girlfriend's Christmas gift and the cash is stolen.

Names in Marble

5.9(0.0K)

Despite peaceful speeches, the army of the Soviet Russian is attacking Estonia, and the country's government is declaring a mobilization for all. Henn Ahas, the son of a poor family, hesitates to go to war.

Tik-Tak

7.5(0.0K)

Watchmaker controls the time, but the mouse living in the watchmaker's workshop controls the clocks... This is a film about time and its ephemeral nature.

To Each His Own

10.0(0.0K)

Estonia in a turbulent era of change. Citizen A, a modest, indecisive person, with great difficulty and inner fear fits into the changed realities of the world around him. And he constantly finds himself in various absurd situations.

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To Each His Own

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Glass Cluster Game

9.0(0.0K)

A cut-out animation about ice and fire, the victory of the sun's life-giving warmth over icy nothingness.

Glass Cluster Game

9.0(0.0K)

A cut-out animation about ice and fire, the victory of the sun's life-giving warmth over icy nothingness.

Humachinoid

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The history through a repressed Estonia. An experimental animation about a "Humanoid", a man who becomes "Humanchinoid" because of society's impact. He can manage to survive in the consumer's world, and maybe even in other infinities.

Humachinoid

Partei liige

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Rosiine Kartau tells about her life, work and activities as the head of the Vasula state farm.

Names in Marble

1944

6.9(0.1K)

The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.

Georg

5.7(0.0K)

Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.

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Georg

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