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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026

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Dangerous Liaisons (Country: US, UK; Year: 1988; Director: Stephen Frears; Writer: Christopher Hampton, based on the book by Choderlos de Laclos.; Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Peter Capaldi)
Making a game out of sex, love and relationships has dire consequences in eighteenth century France.
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JJ: Every Inch a King (Jüri Järvet: Iga toll kuningas) (Country: Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Taavi Arus)
Documentary about Jüri Järvet, Estonia’s most internationally successful and best-known actor.
World premiere
Joy Will Prevail (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Max Korman; Writer: Max Korman; Stars: Griffin Dunne, Alexis Bledel, Jennifer Beals, Ben Rosenfield, Molly Ephraim, Jeremy Gabriel, Zak Corrigan, Mike Spara)
Louis Kahn is an architectural icon. This is the story of his final building.
International premiere
The Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd (Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Tim Blake Nelson; Writer: Tim Blake Nelson; Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy, Wunmi Mosaku, Devyn Tyler, Missi Pyle, Grant Harvey, William Jackson Harper, Tim Blake Nelson, Elizabeth Marvel)
A teacher finds work at a maximum security prison. It’s there that she encounters an inmate whose arresting charisma and unexpected tenderness pierce the emotional armour she cultivated over the course of her abusive marriage.
A Photographer In Cannes (Un photographe à Cannes) (Country: Estonia; Year: 2026; Director: Kullar Viimne)
A glimpse into the life of red carpet photographer Erlend Štaub.
World premiere
Red Snow (Country: Finland, Estonia, Sweden; Year: 2026; Director: Ilja Rautsi)
A vampire posing as Santa Claus invades the home of a family whose rebellious teenage daughter wants only one thing: to become a vampire herself and escape her miserable life.
Estonian premiere
Slava: Shooting With Music (Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Jacqui Morris, David Morris)
After completing more than 200 concerts for the troops, Slava was encouraged to take his band on a worldwide tour in order to bolster the morale of Ukrainian refugees living abroad. An international coalition of artists stepped-up to support them.
World premiere
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