Tuulepealne maa ("Windward Land") is a twelve-part Estonian television mini-series about the pre-World War II history of Estonia, its birth as a country, the Estonian War of Independence, post-war life throughout 1920 up to 1941 and World War II.
The series first aired on 9 October 2008 on Estonia's ETV. Each episode runs at approximately 55 minutes. The show was created by Mihkel Ulman and historian Lauri Vahtre, the series is produced by Raivo Suviste and directed by Ain Prosa. DVD was released in the April 2009. But the last part "Not a War for Young Men" aired on 24 February 2013.
Plot
The main characters in the series are a Lääne County-native Toomas Roo (Kaljujärv), who is to start his studies in Tallinn, and Indrek Kallaste (Avandi), a son of wealth, who studies at the same school as Toomas. The series plot follows the lives of the two young men.
The show also features historic characters, such as Konstantin Päts and Johan Laidoner, the Estonian Declaration of Independence and other major events.
Toomas Roo joins the Vaps Movement in 1933, but soon becomes disillusioned by their radical rhetoric and quits. In 1940–1941 he and Indrek Kallaste are members of Forest Brothers squad which participates in the attack on Tallinn on 28 August 1941.
Episodes
Part one – Independence for a Day
Part two – From Schooldesk to a Battlefield
Part three – War Is War
Part four – Quo Vadis? Part five – Affairs of the Heart Part six – Of Love and Friendship Part seven – Firewater Part eight – Veterans of the War of Independence Part nine – Silence Part ten – What Will Be? Part eleven – Sinking Ship Part twelve – State of Glass Part thirteen – Not a War for Young Men