
Juhan Ulfsak
Actor · b. 1973 · Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Harju County, Estonia]
Juhan Ulfsak (born April 18, 1973 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor. In 1995, he graduated as an actor from the Viljandi Culture College (where he later worked as a drama teacher), while simultaneously improving his skills at the Helsinki Theater College. Since 1998, an actor at the Von Krahl Theater. Over the years, he has worked with many different directors and theater troupes in Estonia and abroad. Received several awards as an actor (Estonian Theater Awards Best Actor Award 2012 and others). He is also a recognized film actor, having played in the films of, for example, Veiko Õunpuu, Rainer Sarnet, Pirjo Honkasalo, Christopher Nolan ("Tenet", 2020). As a director, Juhan Ulfsak has done important works at the Von Krahl Theater, the NO99 Theater and the Drama Theater, interpreting the works of Lars von Trier, Sarah Kane, Taavi Eelmaa and Michel Houellebecq. Juhan Ulfsak's father is actor and director Lembit Ulfsak, and his half-sister is film journalist Maria Ulfsak.
Movies23
Movie7.2ActionThrillerArmed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Tenet
2020 · 11K votes
Movie6.5DramaIn the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever.
Movie5.0DramaThe inspiring journey of Estonian track bicycle racer Erika Salumäe, as she navigates the pressures of fame, personal sacrifice, and national pride, redefining resilience in the pursuit of her Olympic dreams.
Movie4.0DramaRaul's father Viktor, a Soviet-era Estonian militia officer, shaped his son with communist ideology. Raul was raised in a violent and pathological attitude of the despotic father, blindly driven by the ideology. Driven by his jealousy of his wife and her bohemian lifestyle, Viktor, being a high ranking KGB officer, stated her as a predator against the Soviet nation, and one early morning she is taken by KGB agents to an unknown destination.
Movie5.6ActionThrillerThe reception for Finland's Independence Day is rudely interrupted when the presidential palace is attacked and the state leadership is taken hostage. Max Tanner of the Security Police is appointed as a negotiator in the hostage crisis, that unfolds as part of a bigger plan to undermine European security.
Movie6.9DramaFamilyIn the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by her mother's last words telling her to be a good kid, Leelo vows to be on her best behaviour in the confusing grown-up world in the hope that it will bring her mother back.
Movie5.9DramaMysteryA 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
Movie5.9FamilyAdventureErik is convinced he has a stone for a heart. That’s why he doesn’t mind that his parents have no time for him, or that he is bullied at school, or that he has no real friends. When his family moves to a villa they inherited, he is confronted by Maria whom Erik's parents want to kick out along with her father. Maria refuses to move and promises to make Erik's life a living hell. As a last attempt to defeat Erik, Maria goes to look for her mother who disappeared two years ago. Together they end up on a fantastical journey to the In-Between-World and Erik learns how hard it really is to wear a heart of stone.
Movie6.2DramaRomanceYear 1915. Helene Schjerfbeck lives as a forgotten artist with her elderly mother in the countryside. It has been years since the last exhibit, and Helene continues to paint only because of her passion. Everything changes when art dealer finds Helen and her 159 wonderful paintings - and wants to organize a big private exhibit. However, Helen's turning point comes only when she is introduced to Einar Reuter. Young Einar is a forester, art enthusiast, and a passionate admirer of Helene's work. He becomes Helen's trusted and lover.
Helene
2020 · 17 votes
Movie6.3ComedyA man falls off a roof. Another one drowns. Another catches fire. Wherever you look, men are dropping like flies. “May God rest their souls,” sigh the widows as they cross themselves somberly. This is the life and the death of the men in Virago—a village where for centuries no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday. Until today.
Virago
2019 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DramaHistoryIt is 1991 in Latvia and nineteen-year-old aspiring cinematographer Jazis’s whole world is thrown into chaos as he is dragged into the people’s peaceful protests against the Soviet Army’s attempted takeover of power in his country.
Movie7.4FamilyA 10-year old girl's Christmas plans take an unexpected turn after she is brought to a mysterious Estonian farm.
Movie6.9DramaA mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.
Movie5.4ComedyDramaA young man tries to make sense of the world in the summer heat of late nineties Estonia.
Movie5.5WarActionThe young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.
Movie4.8DramaMiami is the story of two sisters who have grown up separately. The older sister, Angela, is an exotic dancer with her own touring dance group. The younger, Anna, on the threshold of adulthood, lives in a small town working in sales. When their father dies, Anna looks for and finds Angela. The fascinating, high-strung Angela asks the timid Anna to accompany her on tour and, before long, trouble from Angela’s past catches up to them and the sisters’ love is put to the test.
Miami
2017 · 20 votes
Movie10.0DramaAfter 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Movie6.8AdventureComedyA warm movie about two boys, who discover a secret of a painting that was considered to be lost. The adventures begin, when a boss of a bunch of criminals finds out about the painting.
Movie6.6FamilyComedyA family comedy about a 7-year-old boy, who's a devoted viking fan.
Ruudi
2006 · 8 votes
Movie4.5DramaThrillerTundra of Lapland, Finland. Rupi, a young man who fills his days dealing and drinking, works in a mine hoping to raise enough money to escape the desolate village where he lives.
Movie5.5DramaAutumn in Estonia, where six people live, six solitudes, prisoners of the monotonous architecture of Soviet-era concrete buildings, in search of human companionship, of love, of a ray of light in an ocean of gray.
Movie5.1DramaA story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness.
Movie4.0DramaToomas Stockmann, the head doctor of a water clinic built in a small town by the sea, discovers that the facility is threatened by an infection caused by construction errors in the waterworks. The powerful mayor Peter Stockmann, the doctor's brother, has used his position and connections for commercial and political gain and has ignored the doctor's warnings. The upper class of the town initially supports the doctor's decision to reveal the truth, but the mayor changes due to pressure and personal interests. Dr. Stockmann is labeled an enemy of the people. He must choose whether to stick to his ideas, at the risk of his family, or surrender to demagoguery.
Series3
TV6.6DramaEstonia tells the story of the tragic accident of the car-ferry MS Estonia, which deeply shocked the world in the autumn of 1994. Through the moving personal stories of victims, survivors, loved ones and investigators, the eight-part series explores how it is possible that 852 people lost their lives and no one is held accountable.
Estonia
2023 · 8 votes
TVComedyEstonian comedy sketch show consisting of parodies of popular Estonian movies or shows.
TV6.6CrimeAction & AdventureOperation Omerta
2022 · 6 votes