Liina Vahtrik

Liina Vahtrik (née Liina Sallo; born August 8, 1972 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress. Liina Vahtrik was born in Tallinn to actress and singer Helgi Sallo and opera singer Uno Heinapuu (:et). She attended schools in Tallinn, graduating from Tallinn Secondary School no. 47, before enrolling at the drama department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1994, graduating in 1998. After graduation from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, in 1998 Vahtrik began an engagement as an actress at the Von Krahl Theatre in Tallinn. She left the Von Krahl Theatre in 2008, became a freelance actress and has appeared in a number of films and television series. Liina Vahtrik was married to Andre Vahtrik, who died in 2001. Afterwards, she had a long-term relationship with actor Jan Uuspõld.

Is It You? (2013)

A phone rings in the night. A man makes a mistake and picks it up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moonika Siimets
CAST:  Ott Kartau  •  Liina Vahtrik

A phone rings in the night. A man makes a mistake and picks it up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moonika Siimets
CAST:  Ott Kartau  •  Liina Vahtrik

The Idiot (2011)

A story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet
CAST:  Risto Kübar  •  Katariina Unt  •  Tambet Tuisk  •  Ain Lutsepp

A story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet
CAST:  Risto Kübar  •  Katariina Unt  •  Tambet Tuisk  •  Ain Lutsepp

Disco and Atomic War (2009)

A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers successfully used improbable methods to capture the Finnish television signal, a window into Western popular culture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaak Kilmi
CAST:  Gerda Viira  •  Oskar Vuks  •  Toomas Pool  •  Jaan-Joosep Puusaag

A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers successfully used improbable methods to capture the Finnish television signal, a window into Western popular culture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jaak Kilmi
CAST:  Gerda Viira  •  Oskar Vuks  •  Toomas Pool  •  Jaan-Joosep Puusaag

The Days That Confused (2016)

A young man tries to make sense of the world in the summer heat of late nineties Estonia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Triin Ruumet
CAST:  Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr.  •  Hendrik Toompere Jr.  •  Juhan Ulfsak  •  Jaanika Arum

A young man tries to make sense of the world in the summer heat of late nineties Estonia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Triin Ruumet
CAST:  Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr.  •  Hendrik Toompere Jr.  •  Juhan Ulfsak  •  Jaanika Arum

NO75 Unified Estonia Assembly (2010)

NO75 Unified Estonia was a fictious political movement created by Theatre NO99 that a large portion of the public treated as a real political force. It lasted 44 days, during which various political technologies were introduced. The project ended with Unified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiit Ojasoo  •  Ene-Liis Semper
CAST:  Rasmus Kaljujärv  •  Eva Koldits  •  Risto Kübar  •  Kristel Leesmend

NO75 Unified Estonia was a fictious political movement created by Theatre NO99 that a large portion of the public treated as a real political force. It lasted 44 days, during which various political technologies were introduced. The project ended with Unified ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tiit Ojasoo  •  Ene-Liis Semper
CAST:  Rasmus Kaljujärv  •  Eva Koldits  •  Risto Kübar  •  Kristel Leesmend

186 Kilometers (2007)

The well-known but out-of-luck actor Jan Uuspõld sets out to hitchhike from Tallinn through Estonia to Tartu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rain Tolk  •  Andres Maimik
CAST:  Hannes Võrno  •  Allar Remma  •  Jan Uuspõld  •  Veke Ahtiainen

The well-known but out-of-luck actor Jan Uuspõld sets out to hitchhike from Tallinn through Estonia to Tartu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rain Tolk  •  Andres Maimik
CAST:  Hannes Võrno  •  Allar Remma  •  Jan Uuspõld  •  Veke Ahtiainen

The Little Comrade (2018)

In the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by her mother's last words telling her to be a good kid, Leelo vows to be on her best behaviour in the confusing grown-up world in the hope that it will bring her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moonika Siimets
CAST:  Helena-Maria Reisner  •  Tambet Tuisk  •  Eva Koldits  •  Liina Vahtrik

In the midst of Stalinist tyranny, six-year-old Leelo's mother is sent to a prison camp. Haunted by her mother's last words telling her to be a good kid, Leelo vows to be on her best behaviour in the confusing grown-up world in the hope that it will bring her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moonika Siimets
CAST:  Helena-Maria Reisner  •  Tambet Tuisk  •  Eva Koldits  •  Liina Vahtrik

Happy Family (2018)

Artur is an Armenian guy who dreams about a career in filmmaking, but his grandfather wants him to take over the family wine business. When a bad review from an Estonian critic threatens to ruin the family business, Artur has to go to Tallinn to set things straight ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Pogosov
CAST:  Saara Pius  •  Armen Arushanyan  •  Mattias Naan  •  Lauri Mäesepp

Artur is an Armenian guy who dreams about a career in filmmaking, but his grandfather wants him to take over the family wine business. When a bad review from an Estonian critic threatens to ruin the family business, Artur has to go to Tallinn to set things straight ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mikhail Pogosov
CAST:  Saara Pius  •  Armen Arushanyan  •  Mattias Naan  •  Lauri Mäesepp

Uncaught Miracle (2006)

The 6 short films of "Tabamata ime" are based on Edward Vilde's play of the same name first published in 1912. Vilde's play is about a young piano player Leo Saalep, who returns to his homeland Estonia to give a concert, and whose alleged international breakthrough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet  •  Jaak Kilmi  •  Andres Maimik  •  Marko Raat  •  Arbo Tammiksaar  •  Marianne Kõrver
CAST:  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Liina Vahtrik  •  Mari Abel  •  Jaak Allik

The 6 short films of "Tabamata ime" are based on Edward Vilde's play of the same name first published in 1912. Vilde's play is about a young piano player Leo Saalep, who returns to his homeland Estonia to give a concert, and whose alleged international breakthrough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet  •  Jaak Kilmi  •  Andres Maimik  •  Marko Raat  •  Arbo Tammiksaar  •  Marianne Kõrver
CAST:  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Liina Vahtrik  •  Mari Abel  •  Jaak Allik

The Diary of Vaino Vahing (2021)

When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet
CAST:  Mari Abel  •  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Erki Laur  •  Tiina Tauraite

When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rainer Sarnet
CAST:  Mari Abel  •  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Erki Laur  •  Tiina Tauraite