Valentin Kuik(1943-2025)

Writer
Director
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Valentin Kuik was born on 27 January 1943 in Novgorod, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a writer and director, known for Lurjus (1999), Lurich (1984) and Perekonnapildid (1989). He died on 30 October 2025 in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Known for

Lurjus

5.6

Writer

1999

Lurich

5.7

Writer

1984

Perekonnapildid

Writer

1989

Armastuse lahinguväljad

Writer

1992

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Writer

Family Lies
5.0
- Writer
- writer
- 2016
Kõrini!
5.5
- Writer
- 2005
Stiilipidu
6.0
- Writer (uncredited)
- 2005
Three Stories About...
- Writer
- 1999
Lurjus
5.6
- screenplay
- 1999
Armastuse lahinguväljad
- Writer
- 1992
Perekonnapildid
- writer
- 1989
Doktor Stockmann
6.0
- writer
- 1989
Keskea rõõmud
7.3
- Writer
- 1987
Lurich
5.7
- written by
- 1984
Teaduse ohver
5.4
- Writer
- 1982
Reigi õpetaja
6.4
- screenplay
- 1978
Löö vastu
4.7
Short
- Writer
- 1975

Director

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Personal details

Born
- January 27, 1943
- Novgorod, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Died
- October 30, 2025
- Tallinn, Estonia

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In 1970 he joined the National Institute of Cinematography, where he studied at the Faculty of Directors at the course of Professor Mihhail Romm. He graduated from the Institute in 1975 with the cum laude diploma thesis "Hit Against".