Arvo Kukumägi
Acting
Biography
Arvo Kukumägi (August 9, 1958 – May 16, 2017) was an Estonian film and theatre actor. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department. 1980-1984 he was an actor at Estonian SSR State Youth Theatre. Since 1984 he was a freelance actor. In total, he acted or appeared in 50 films and 13 plays.
Born: August 9, 1958
Place of Birth: Litvina, Põlva County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known For
November
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter
Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but also dreams about a life of a usual girl. One day a weird stranger is saved from the sea who will be the only friend of Arabella. At the same time a rival pirate called Raudpats plans to kidnap the girl. Will she be safe and can she ever live a normal life?
The Firewater
At the end of the 1920-s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition......
Wild Violets
It is the year 1947. The war is over but Estonian forests are still hiding armoured men. When the message comes that Western spies will arrive to support the local bushwhackers, security officer Rein Taim starts to lead the counter operation of the Communist Secret Police in order to catch the Western diversionists and the leader of the Estonian bushwhackers.
Dance Around the Steam Boiler
The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.
Hundiseaduse aegu
The love story of Liza Pesentak and the fearless patriot Melelave, who will go through a series of various trials before they find their happiness.
Christmas in Vigala
The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not a peaceful holiday. The manor house has just been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and equality and alarmed by the violence of the revolution.
Georg
Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.
Sign of Disaster
A woman defends during World War II her home and her family against Hitler's soldiers.
The Graveyard Keeper's Daughter
A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly provide for the family, her mother Maria is a drunk. Then the family receives an unexpected invitation to spend a week in Finland, in the house of the female pastor Sipra. This week will change everybody's life in unexpected ways...
Filmography
as Rein
as Elumees
as Maarit's Father (segment "Photo")
as Prisoner 1
as Blind Man
as Peeter
as Mr. Jürna
as Citizen
as Whiskered Commander
as Venjamin
as Trainer
as Eiche
as Peremees
as President
as Prison Camp Commander
as Türgi Joss
as Režissöör
as Adolf
as Uugu
as Kaarel Peterson
as Linkhorst
as Farmer Jüri
as Vihma-Peeter
as Meleleiv
as Holmberg
as Pirate
as Commissioner
as Mihkel Värbu
as Tõnu
as Margus (segment "Tattoo")