1944
By: Taska Film ; MRP, Matila Röhr Productions ; Eesti Filmi Instituut ; Eesti Kulturkapital ; režissöör, Elmo Nüganen ; produtsendid, Kristian Taska, Maria Avdjuško ; stsenarist, Leo Kunnas
Contributors: Avdjushko, Maria, 1968- film producer; Schmidt, Maiken, 1985- actor; Leht, Marko, actor; Pius, Märt, actor; Mariuson, Magnus, actor; Üksküla, Kristjan, 1987- actor; Velberg, Kaspar, 1989- actor; Kalmet, Henrik, 1986, actor; Kalmet, Karl-Andreas, 1989- actor; Pius, Priit, actor; Toompere, Hendrik, 1965- actor; Raudsep, Gert, 1970- actor; Malmsten, Mait, 1972- actor; Tammearu, Peeter, 1964- actor; Mäeots, Ain, actor; Simmul, Rain, actor; Sarv, Kristjan, 1979- actor; Uukkivi, Ivo, 1965- actor; Ermel, Andero, 1976- actor; Kotov, Rein, 1965- director of photography; Taniel, Mart, 1976- director of photography; Jürisson, Jaak, 1956- composer (expression); Tasuja, Tambet, 1978- editor of moving image work; Taavila, Kimmo, 1965- editor of moving image work; Kivi, Kalju, 1951- production designer; Raidma, Mare, 1957- costume designer; Matila Röhr Productions; Taska Film (Firm); Film Movement (Firm)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Drama; Soldiers; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; World War, 1939-1945; Waffen-SS
Other titles: One thousand nine hundred and forty-four; Nineteen fourty-four; Les deux vies de Nate Hill.
Work titles: 1944 (Motion picture : 2015)
Description: The World War II true-life story of Estonia facing advances from both the Russian Red Army and the German Nazi forces. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who, faced with these two opposing armies, found they had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Difficult choices had to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ones.
Notes: Title from title screen.

Bonus short film: Les deux vies de Nate Hill (The two lives of Nate Hill), 2013, directed by Jeanne Joseph, France. no dialogue, 3 minutes. Two parallel but different life paths are shown in this creative animated short that examines the dualities identity, chance, fate and existence.

Cinematography, Rein Kotov, Mart Taniel ; music, Jaak Jürisson ; editing, Tambet Tasuja, Kimmo Taavila ; production design, Kalju Kivi ; costume design, Mare Raidma.

Kristjian Üksküla, Kaspar Velberg, Marko Leht, Maiken Schmidt, Gert Raudsep, Henrik Kalmet, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Priit Pius, Mart Pius, Hendrik Toompere Juunior, Mait Malmsten, Peeter Tammearu, Ain Mäeots, Rain Simmul, Kristjan Sarv, Ivo Uukkivi, Andero Ermel, Magnús Mariuson, Pääru Oja, Priit Strandberg, Kristo Viiding, Jaak Prints, Sepo Seeman, Anne Margiste, Peeter Jürgen, Martin Mill, Priit Loog.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Rating: Not rated.

DVD ; all regions, NTSC ; 2.39:1 widescreen format ; Dolby Digital 5.1 (Estonian) or 2.0 (Estonian, English).

Estonian, Russian and German dialogue; optional dubbed English soundtrack ; optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.