Peeter Urbla (born 2 June 1945 in

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n film director, producer and screenwriter. In 1969 he graduated from

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in art history speciality. In 1977 he finished his two-year courses for screenwriters and directors in

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. 1976–1989 he worked as a film director and screenwriter at

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and at

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. In 1992 he founded independent film studio

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Selected filmography

* (1992) * (1994) * ''

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'' (2002, producer) * ''

Lilya 4-ever ''Lilya 4-ever'' ( sv, Lilja 4-ever) is a 2002 crime drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, which was released in Sweden on 23 August 2002. It depicts the downward spiral of Lilja Michailova, played by Oksana Akinshina, a girl in ...

'' (2002, associate producer) * ''

Shop of Dreams ''Shop of Dreams'' ( et, Stiilipidu) is a 2005 Estonian drama film directed by Peeter Urbla. It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast * Maarja Jakobson ...

'' (2005) * (2006, producer) * ''Camino'' (2011) * ''1943'' (2012) * ''Dora Gordine: Ars gratia artis'' (2014) * (2015) * ''Mausoleum'' (2016) * (2016) * (2018) * (2019) * ''Cerberus'' (2020) * (2020, producer)

References

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