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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024

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Black Gold (Ouro negro) (Country: Portugal; Year: 2024; Director: Takashi Sugimoto)
In rural India a woman decides to offer her hair to a deity to fulfill a wish.
Freight (Country: Switzerland; Year: 2024; Director: Max Carlo Kohal; Writer: Max Carlo Kohal, Roman Stocker, Tania Stöcklin)
Onboard the Panerai container ship, a teenage crew must navigate the awkward space between the innocence of adolescence and the responsibilities of adulthood, as they travel through Europe's vast industrial ports and terminals.
Full Support (Country: Israel; Year: 2024; Director: Michal Cohen; Writer: Michal Cohen)
Documentary about people coming and going from a bra-fitting room in Jaffa.
Ice Aged (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Alexandra Sell; Stars: Elena Rickmann, Sissy Krick, Roland Suckale, Toos van Urk, Nadia Colbourne, Linda Bernard, David Marzell)
Six senior figure skaters show that it’s never too late to lace up your skates and chase your dreams.
Ms President (Country: Czechia, Slovakia; Year: 2024; Director: Marek Sulík; Writer: Marek Sulík; Stars: Pope Francis, Robert Fico, Zuzana Caputová, Michal Kovacic, Ivan Miklos, Zuzana Kovacic Hanzelova, Igor Matovic)
Murmuring Hearts (Murmančios širdys) (Country: Lithuania, France, Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Vytautas Puidokas; Writer: Vytautas Puidokas)
Documentary about a rehabilitation centre on an abandoned farm which is a refuge for troubled recovering addicts and former prisoners.
Never Too Late (Ye ye nai nai na xie shi) (Country: China; Year: 2024; Director: Yang Lizhu; Writer: Yang Lizhu; Stars: Guiying Deng, Qiaoyuan Yang)
Is it worth getting a divorce after 60 years of marriage? This is the question plaguing a Chinese couple who decided to make a big change and divorce in their 80s.
Torn (Country: Estonia; Year: 2024; Director: Kullar Viimne)
Documentary about Kalju, who is building a 19-metre-high observation tower with his own hands.
Trains (Country: Poland, Lithuania; Year: 2024; Director: Maciej J Drygas)
Archival documentary charting the cyclical nature of war.
The Watchman (Le Veilleur) (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2024; Director: Lou du Pontavice, Victoire Bonin; Writer: Lou du Pontavice, Victoire Bonin)
The cracks start to appear when a Chinese couple’s only son leaves to study in Estonia.
With My Open Lungs (Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Yana Sad; Writer: Yana Sad)
In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Jana embarks on a journey of love on the one hand and great chaos on the other.
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