Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2018

This section also includes films from the Just Film Children's Programme International Competition and short film programmes.

View other Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Films by strand: Baltic Competition, Doc@PÖFF, Estonian Film Competition, Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme, Fashion Cinema, First Feature Competition, Forum, Goethe-Institut Presents: New German film, In Focus: 100-Year-Olds, In Focus: Ingmar Bergman, Just Film Child Rights Programme, Just Film Children's Programme International Competition, Just Film Doc @ Just, Just Film Science 360 Programme, Just Film Youth Programme, Just Film Youth Programme International Competition, Midnight Shivers, Official Selection, Opening and closing films, Panorama, Rebels With A Cause, Screen International Critics' Choice, Signatures

Kasper and Emma Go Treasure Hunting (Karsten og Petra ut på tur) (Country: Norway; Year: 2017; Director: Arne Lindtner Næss; Writer: Jason Tammemägi; Stars: Oliver Dahl, Sigrun Enge, Janne Formoe, Björn Freiberg, Thorbjørn Harr, Tone Johnsen, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Hilde Lyrån, Ivar Nørve, Cecilie Skog, Markus Tønseth, Alba Ørbech-Nilssen)
Casper and Emma go on summer holiday to Petra's grandfather's cabin. On the beach they find a chest that her grandfather buried when he was young. It contains rare and old things and also a rebus that will lead them to a hidden treasure.
Klump (Country: Germany, UK, Denmark; Year: 2018; Director: Johannes Weiland, Paul Cichon, Michael Bohnenstingl; Writer: Carsten Bunte, Marcus Sauermann)
Rasmus Klump and his friends travel the world on their good ship Mary encountering interesting creatures, fascinating locations and challenging tasks.
Kung Food (Country: China; Year: 2018; Director: Haipeng Sun; Writer: Jinglei Lin, Hua Ma, Haipeng Sun; Stars: Zhengjian Guo, Yu Meng, Puzhao Yangguang, Zhe Zhang, Zhengjian Guo, Yu Meng, Puzhao Yangguang, Zhe Zhang)
Super Bao dreams of becoming a great hero like his ancestor, and to in order to realize this dream, he resolves to join an anti-piracy navy fleet which is about to set out on a mission.
Mail Order Monster (Country: US; Year: 2018; Director: Paulina Lagudi; Writer: Paulina Lagudi, Marc Prey; Stars: Charisma Carpenter, Josh Hopkins, Emma Rayne Lyle, Madison Horcher, Bill Billions, Lea Hutton Beasmore, Karen B. Greer, Emma Phipps, Allen Hogan, Jeremy Aubrey, Chloe Grace Lewczyk, Ma'keal Sanders, Raymundo Fite, Ronnie L. Cleary, Marissa Hale)
A girl seeks the help and guidance from a friendly robot monster to help cope with the bullies at school and her father’s new girlfriend.
The Overcoat (Talvelugu) (Country: Ireland, Estonia; Year: 2018; Director: Meelis Arulepp, Sean Mullen; Writer: Nikolay Gogol, Hugh O'Conor; Stars: Cillian Murphy, Alfred Molina, Michael McElhatton, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Mikel Murfi, Sam McGovern, Cillian Murphy, Alfred Molina, Michael McElhatton, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Mikel Murfi, Sam McGovern)
A man tells his granddaughter a story on Christmas Eve.
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