| Mineviku varjud | |
| Director: | Valter Palm A. Nugis |
| Starring: | Voldemar Toffer Ants Lauter Elsa Silber Klaara Kruus Voldemar Step Mihkel Lepper |
| Cinematography: | Konstantin Märska |
| Country: | Estonia |
| Language: | Estonian |
Mineviku varjud (Shadows of the Past) is an Estonian historical drama film from 1924.[1] [2] It was Estonia's first full-length feature film.[2] [3] The film has not survived.
In Estonia conquered by the Livonian Order, the rural people are stubbornly defending their freedom. The brave Uno escapes from captivity to his tribesmen. At the request of his parents and encouraged by the shaman of Taara, the young military chieftain Kaljo has just stepped before the people, when the peaceful people are attacked by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Kaljo's fiancée Laine and Uno fall into the hands of the knights. Kaljo's sister Virve sneaks into the enemy's camp and frees Uno, who joins the Estonian fighters. A battle for life and death lies ahead.[4]