Elmo Nüganen

Elmo Nüganen Trailers

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Elmo Nüganen (born February 15, 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015. Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards. Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.

Most Popular Elmo Nüganen Trailers

Total trailers found: 24

Rebel with a Bow Tie Trailer (2025)

31 January 2025

Jaan Tootsen’s documentary follows President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in the last year and a half of his term in office – as he grapples with the complexities of world politics and his private life.

Demons Trailer (2012)

09 November 2012

When Joko, Ants and Reeda, all in their own good reasons, first enter a casino, they can't possibly be aware of the very existence of the demons inside them.

Portugal Trailer (2018)

12 April 2018

Karina and Martin are in a pleasent relation where everyday life flows in an effortlessly accustomed way and no small misbehaviours can shake it’s rush.

One-Dimensional Man Trailer (2025)

26 September 2025

Raul's father Viktor, a Soviet-era Estonian militia officer, shaped his son with communist ideology. Raul was raised in a violent and pathological attitude of the despotic father, blindly driven by the ideology.

Purge Trailer (2012)

07 September 2012

Aliide experienced The Great Terror under Stalin’s regime, and decades after her hometown people were deported to Siberia, she lives alone in an isolated house.

Prompter Trailer (1993)

19 April 1993

The last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre. You are entering the hectic world of musicians, zanies and jesters - and don't expect to hear a symphony but a single delicate sound of a flute.

Mindless Trailer (2006)

06 October 2006

A rich businessman moves to countryside to give his life a meaning.

Dawn of War Trailer (2020)

06 October 2020

A historical spy-thriller set in 1939 about an Estonian intelligence agent tasked with uncovering the Soviet double agent in their ranks.

Tangerines Trailer (2013)

17 October 2013

War in Abkhazia, 1992. An Estonian man Ivo has stayed behind to harvest his crops of tangerines. In a bloody conflict at his door, a wounded man is left behind, and Ivo is forced to take him in.

Conversation Trailer (2022)

14 November 2022

The Old Woman lives in a deep Estonian forest, alone and isolated. Her parents came here to settle to raise and educate their children in the right way.

1944 Trailer (2015)

20 February 2015

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.

Father, Son and Holy Theatre Trailer (2010)

19 January 2010

Alar Sudak alias Elaan is the don Quijote of Estonian theatre - predestined to eternal loneliness. Sudak's dream to become an officially acknowledged actor has never come true.

Sunday Only Trailer (1990)

20 May 1990

50s quiet Estonian town. After a long separation, two brothers met in their parents' house. The younger one, Ilmar, a formerly capable artist, has just been released under an amnesty from a camp where he ended up for some youthful prank.

For Crazies Only Trailer (1991)

18 February 1991

A young man is taken to a small town hospital after a suicide attempt. Rita is a beautiful married Russian nurse taking care of him.

Marraskuun harmaa valo Trailer (1993)

23 April 1993

Kari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is away a young man enters their hotel room with a gun.

Names in Marble Trailer (2002)

01 November 2002

Despite peaceful speeches, the army of the Soviet Russian is attacking Estonia, and the country's government is declaring a mobilization for all.

Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost Trailer (2022)

18 August 2022

In the middle of the night, a drunk town guard happens to meet the daughter of a rich merchant… who drowned herself into a well 10 years ago.

Love for Three Oranges Trailer (1994)

12 September 1994

"Love for Three Oranges" is the first play by Carlo Gozzi (December 13, 1720 - April 4, 1806). He wrote it in 1761.

Melchior the Apothecary Trailer (2022)

15 April 2022

In medieval Tallinn, a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins.

Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter Trailer (2023)

14 April 2023

Melchior’s bride Keterlyn happens to witness an attack on a young man. The victim, who has lost his memory, does not know who he is and how he ended up in a Tallinn.

Serafima Trailer (2027)

19 March 2027

In Soviet Estonia, one woman's tragedy intersects with a doctor's inner struggle: to obey the orders of an authoritarian system or risk losing everything in the name of truth.

Mushrooming Trailer (2012)

21 September 2012

Politician Aadu Kägu goes to the mushroom forest with his wife Viivi to rest his nerves from the reputation campaign.

August välja Trailer (2014)

08 January 2014

A short film about an old actress Leida Rammo who tries to complete an unfinished theatre house project.

Burattino Trailer (2002)

03 June 2002

Born from the fairytale of Alexei Tolstoy, a lively story about a curious tree boy Burattino who gets into an unexpected adventure.