Tuulepealne maa (2008)

Genre

drama

Country

Estonia

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows Estonia through the early 20th century, from its birth as a nation through the War of Independence and into World War II. It shows the struggles and everyday lives of people during these turbulent decades.

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What happens

Tuulepealne maa ("Windward Land") is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World War II. The series first aired on 9 October 2008 on Estonia's ETV. Each episode runs at approximately 55 minutes. The show was created by Mihkel Ulman and historian Lauri Vahtre, the series is produced by Raivo Suviste and directed by Ain Prosa. DVD was released in the April 2009. But the last part "Not a War for Young Men" aired on 24 February 2013. The last post-finale episode of the series, "Ei ole sõda noortele meestele", was released on February 24, 2013, commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Estonian Declaration of Independence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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