Ilmar Raag

Ilmar Raag

Ilmar Raag (born May 21, 1968 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian media executive, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his socio-critical film The Class. He has served as CEO of Estonian Television from 2002 to 2005. He is a well known columnist in many prestigious Estonian newspapers (Postimees, Eesti Päevaleht). He has written many scripts and directed critically acclaimed films, notably August 1991 and The Class. He received his high school education from Aleksander Mui (:et) secondary school No 2 of Kingissepa. He graduated from University of Tartu in 1997 and received his M.A. degree in screenwriting from Ohio University, the School of Telecommunications (1999). He made internships in Hollywood development departments (New Regency, Phoenix Pictures). His further career took him to the TV management. After being the Head of Acquisitions for Estonian National Television, he was promoted to the Chairman of the Board of the same TV company. In 2002, he staged a play in one of the Estonian theaters (Ugala). At the same time, he started to consult and doctor Estonian feature scripts. In 2004, he wrote two TV feature scripts. He directed one of them - August 1991 as made-for-TV movie for Estonian Television and the other, One More Croissant got the third prize at Hartley Merill International Screenwriting Competition and the support from MEDIA New Talent program. Eager to continue his filmmaking career, he quit as CEO of Estonian Television and made his first feature film The Class in 2007. Since then he shot a feature in France Une Estonienne à Paris with Jeanne Moreau and Laine Mägi in leading roles, back in Estonia Kertu that was released in 2013 and in Russia I Won't Come Back.

  • Title: Ilmar Raag
  • Popularity: 1.149
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1968-05-21
  • Place of Birth: Kuressaare, Estonian SRR, USSR [now Estonia]
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Ilmar Raag Movies

  • 2005
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    Shop of Dreams

    Shop of Dreams

    5.4 2005 HD

    Three friends return from a vacation and discover that the TV studio they work for has gone bankrupt - so they decide to start their own costume...

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  • 2004
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    Visions of Europe

    Visions of Europe

    4.9 2004 HD

    Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

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  • 1997
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    All My Lenins

    All My Lenins

    4.9 1997 HD

    Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia...

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  • 2006
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    Uncaught Miracle

    Uncaught Miracle

    1 2006 HD

    The 6 short films of "Tabamata ime" are based on Edward Vilde's play of the same name first published in 1912. Vilde's play is about a young piano...

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  • 2005
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    Men at Arms

    Men at Arms

    6.1 2005 HD

    Year 1208. The first Eastward enlargement of Europe is under way. Brutal forces of the Teutonic Order are steadily marching on. In their path live a...

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  • 1998
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    Killing Tartu

    Killing Tartu

    1 1998 HD

    Half the film was shot with a video camera taken from a television station without permission, the cast and staff were unpaid, and the script was...

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  • 2007
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    The Class

    The Class

    7.4 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Class

    The Class

    7.4 2007 HD

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  • 2008
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    I Was Here

    I Was Here

    6 2008 HD

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  • 2012
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    A Lady in Paris

    A Lady in Paris

    6.2 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    A Lady in Paris

    A Lady in Paris

    6.2 2012 HD

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  • 2013
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    Love Is Blind

    Love Is Blind

    5.8 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Love Is Blind

    Love Is Blind

    5.8 2013 HD

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  • 2005
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    August 1991

    August 1991

    8 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    August 1991

    August 1991

    8 2005 HD

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  • 2014
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    I Won't Come Back

    I Won't Come Back

    5.8 2014 HD

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  • 2006
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    Visit of an Old Lady

    Visit of an Old Lady

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2010
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    September

    September

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Heart of the Bear

    The Heart of the Bear

    2.5 2001 HD

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  • 2010
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    September

    September

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2022
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    Erik Stoneheart

    Erik Stoneheart

    5.9 2022 HD

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  • 1998
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    Killing Tartu

    Killing Tartu

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Killing Tartu

    Killing Tartu

    1 1998 HD

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  • 1998
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    Killing Tartu

    Killing Tartu

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2008
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    December Heat

    December Heat

    5.5 2008 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Curse of the Werewolf

    The Curse of the Werewolf

    4 2005 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Class: Life After

    The Class: Life After

    7.2 2010 HD

    The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode...

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  • 2008
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    Windward Land

    Windward Land

    10 2008 HD

    Tuulepealne maa is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian...

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  • 1970
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    Windward Land

    Windward Land

    7.2 1970 HD

    The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode...

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  • 1970
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    Windward Land

    Windward Land

    7.2 1970 HD

    The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode...

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  • 1970
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    Windward Land

    Windward Land

    7.2 1970 HD

    The Class: Life After is a follow-up to the feature film The Class (Klass) and deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. Each one-hour episode...

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  • 1970
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    Windward Land

    Windward Land

    1 1970 HD

    The drama series, directed by Ilmar Raag, tells the story of young conscripts who suddenly find themselves in a completely new environment. Alongside...

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