Elmo Nüganen (born February 15, 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor. He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992. He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998–2002 and 2008–2012. He directed the war films Names in Marble from 2002 and 1944 from 2015. Names in Marble was seen by more than 168,000 people in Estonia and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while 1944 had the highest opening-week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards. Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007, and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999, and 2009.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 15, 1962 (64)
- Jõhvi, Kohtla-Järve District, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Ida-Viru County, Estonia]
- Actor and director
- 3 on Motif · 24 credits in all
Known for
What are Elmo Nüganen's films like?
Roles they play
- Allyas Margus in Tangerines (2013)
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Elmo Nüganen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Elmo Nüganen's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
24 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Serafima (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)
One-Dimensional Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Kalamaja Blues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Melchior the Apothecary: The Executioner's Daughter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
Conversation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Melchior the Apothecary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Dawn of War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
Portugal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Lotte's Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
1944(2015)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Tangerines(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Demons (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Mushrooming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Purge(2012)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Father, Son and Holy Theatre (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Mindless (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Names in Marble (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Burattino (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Love for Three Oranges (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Marraskuun harmaa valo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Prompter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
For Crazies Only (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Sunday Only (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)