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Suur Tll (film)
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Wikipedia article
' is a Soviet-era Estonian animated movie created by Tallinnfilm in 1980. The film was directed by Rein Raamat, and the main artist was Jri Arrak.
When it was first made, it was highly praised by other Soviet animation directors, while censors critiqued the movie for containing Estonian national elements and excessive violence. It had a short run within the country, but continued to be sent to international film festivals afterwards.
Story
The film tells the story of an Estonian mythical god, Suur Tll (Toell the Great), a giant said to have lived on the Baltic island of Saaremaa.
Trivia
Clips from the film were used in folk metal band Metsatll's music video for their song "Vaid Vaprust," from the album 'io'.
References
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