Andres Puustusmaa

Andres Puustusmaa

Andres Puustusmaa (born July 19, 1971) is an Estonian film director, actor, screenwriter, professor, and photographer who began his career in the early 1990s. He has worked extensively in his native Estonia, as well as in Russia. Andres Puususmaa was born in Tallinn to Tõnu and Eva Puustusmaa (née Mildeberg). After secondary school he enrolled in the Drama Department of Tallinn Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) under the instruction of theatre pedagogue Ingo Normet, graduating in 1994. Following his graduation from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre he joined the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn, where he performed as a stage actor until 2002 when he relocated to Russia to study High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow until 2004. As well as performing onstage at the Estonian Drama Theatre, Puustusmaa has appeared as an actor on television and in film. One of his first television appearances was a small role was in the 1993 Maximilian Schell-directed American made for television drama Candles in the Dark, which was filmed on location in Tallinn. In 2001, he appeared on the popular, long-running Eesti Televisioon drama series Õnne 13. Puustusmaa's first film role was a small part in the 1997 Hardi Volmer-directed historical comedy Minu Leninid. This was followed by roles in the 1999 Valentin Kuik-directed drama Lurjus, the 2009 Veiko Õunpuu-directed drama Püha Tõnu kiusamine, and the 2016 Anton Bilzho-directed Russian comedy Dreamfish, among others. He has also appeared in small roles in films that he has directed, such as 2011's crime drama Rotilõks and the 2017 drama Rohelised kassid. After graduation from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Puustusmaa worked as a film director in Russia for Mosfilm and Lenfilm. Some Russian-language features directed by Puustusmaa include: 1814 (2007), Krasnyy zhemchug lyubvi (2008), Volshebnik (2008), My iz budushchego 2 (2010), and Belyy pesok (2010). Following his return to Estonia, he has continued to direct shorts and features, including: Rotilõks (2011), Rohelised kassid (2017), and Kohtunik (2018). Since 2004, Andres Puustusmaa has been a lecturer in film and telecommunication at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and from 2015, a professor at the institution.

  • Title: Andres Puustusmaa
  • Popularity: 0.657
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1971-07-19
  • Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
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  • Also Known As: Андрес Пуустусмаа
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Andres Puustusmaa Movies

  • 2022
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    Crossing The Line

    Crossing The Line

    1 2022 HD

    Jakop, a lone fisherman on the coast of lake Peipus has to decide whether refugees brought to his door are his way of redeeming past sins or merely a...

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  • 2011
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    Shift

    Shift

    1 2011 HD

    When Miina, a seemingly well-off woman is caught shoplifting, the female officer truly uses her chance to show off her contempt. She sees a rival in...

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  • 2017
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    Green Cats

    Green Cats

    5.2 2017 HD

    This is a story of two old folks, who have spent most of their lives behind prison walls. Now, as seventy year old men, they have been granted...

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  • 2011
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    Rat Trap

    Rat Trap

    6 2011 HD

    During an election campaign, a large sum of money goes missing at an Estonian politician's home party. The story involves some party guests who have...

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  • 2023
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    Buttered Cards, Shattered Hearts

    Buttered Cards, Shattered Hearts

    1 2023 HD

    After the death of the world's last cow, a young couple finds themselves on a hunt for butter through the labyrinth of their apartment building. When...

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  • 1993
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    Candles in the Dark

    Candles in the Dark

    3 1993 HD

    Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic of Estonia. After she arrives, she finds...

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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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  • 2016
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    Dreamfish

    Dreamfish

    5.2 2016 HD

    Roman is a born proofreader from a family of proofreaders, a real intellectual from St. Petersburg who comes to Narva-Jõesuu, a small Estonian...

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  • 2007
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    18-14

    18-14

    7.2 2007 HD

    Detective story set up in the time and place of young Pushkin, at Tsarskosel'sky Liceum.

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  • 2009
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    The Temptation of St. Tony

    The Temptation of St. Tony

    7.1 2009 HD

    A 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...

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  • 2010
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    Red Mercury

    Red Mercury

    4.2 2010 HD

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  • 2008
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    Red Pearls of Love

    Red Pearls of Love

    2.6 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    A Wizard

    A Wizard

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2022
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    Minsk

    Minsk

    6.9 2022 HD

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  • 2018
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    Libertas

    Libertas

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2007
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    18-14

    18-14

    7.2 2007 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Temptation of St. Tony

    The Temptation of St. Tony

    7.1 2009 HD

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  • 2017
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    Green Cats

    Green Cats

    5.2 2017 HD

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  • 1970
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    One-dimensional Man

    One-dimensional Man

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    One-dimensional Man

    One-dimensional Man

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2011
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    Rat Trap

    Rat Trap

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2011
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    Rat Trap

    Rat Trap

    6 2011 HD

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  • 2019
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    Your Honor

    Your Honor

    6 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Your Honor

    Your Honor

    6 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Your Honor

    Your Honor

    6 2019 HD

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  • 2017
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    Green Cats

    Green Cats

    5.2 2017 HD

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  • 2005
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    Shop of Dreams

    Shop of Dreams

    5.4 2005 HD

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

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