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The Story of One Film

The documentary tries to clarify the fate of the film "Leelo" - whose script title was "Singing Estonian". Enn Säde searched the archives for footage from the central committee sessions and detailed documents about both the 1947 and 1969 parties and the preparations of the films made about them.

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  • Jüri Aarma

    Jüri Aarma

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The documentary tries to clarify the fate of the film "Leelo" - whose script title was "Singing Estonian". Enn Säde searched the archives for footage from the central committee sessions and detailed documents about both the 1947 and 1969 parties and the preparations of the films made about them.

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