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Tallinn Black Nights film festival notches up its 23rd year, opening on November 15 and closing on December 1.

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In The Strange Pursuit Of Laura Durand
A pair of bandmates, obsessed with a porn star from the Nineties, find themselves on an unexpected journey round Greece.
The Longest Wave
The Longest Wave
World champion windsurfer Robby Naish aims to surf the world's longest wave.
Deerskin
Deerskin
Georges, 44, and his jacket, 100 per cent deerskin, have a plan.
State Funeral
State Funeral
Documentary based on footage from March 5 - 9, 1953, when the USSR mourned and buried Joseph Stalin.
Changing The Game
Changing The Game
Transgender high school athletes from across the US compete at the top of their fields, while also challenging the boundaries and perceptions of fairness and discrimination.
The Exception
The Exception
Death threats see suspicion grow between four women in an NGO.
Savage
Savage
Hard-hitting drama tracks the three decades that shaped the feared leader of a biker gang.
The Painted Bird
The Painted Bird
A lone Jewish boy has to fend for himself in Nazi-occupied eastern Europe.
iHuman
iHuman
Exploring the artificial intelligence revolution and its implications.
Space Dogs
Space Dogs
According to myth, Laika, the first dog sent to space, returned to earth as a ghost that has roamed Moscow since... this film is told from the perspective of her descendants, two street dogs in today's city.
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Features

France’s new breakout star
Lyna Khoudri leaps from Papicha to Wes Anderson
How Binoche seduced Deneuve
Two stars finally rub along famously in The Truth
'We can talk about anything, there are no taboos'
Isaac director Jurgis Matulevicius on the challenges and politics of his debut film
Four Weddings, Weinstein and working with the best
Mike Newell on his cult romcom hit, the disgraced producer and the state of pictures and politics today
Surreal road to redemption
Dathaí Keane talks about the balancing act at the heart of his debut Finky
Monster challenge
Tom Sullivan on cast commitment and shooting his debut feature
Putting Ireland on the map
Tom Sullivan and Dathai Keane talk about being trailblazers for an Irish-language film initiative
'It's kind of like magic'
Bernardo Barreto on his feature debut The Seeker and the art of a long single take
Playing with the meanings
Jan Komasa on Andrey Zvyagintsev, Corpus Christi, Bartosz Bielenia and Christopher Walken
Diversity Rocks
Sarah Gavron and Theresa Ikoko on capturing the teenage spirit and pushing the industry forward
Celebrating sisterhood
Theresa Ikoko and Sarah Gavron on developing Rocks
Constructing the Sentence
John Hawkes and Elfar Adalsteins on motivation and midges in their road trip drama

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival News

Kontora takes top prize in Tallinn
British films Boyz In The Wood, Looted and Muscle among winners
Tallinn to honour Andrei Konchalovsky
Russian director to receive lifetime achievement award
Tallinn announces Official Selection
UK director Gerard Johnson shows Muscle
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