In 2015 , Oja appeared as Sanitar Elmar ' Säinas ' in the Elmo Nüganen directed war film '' 1944 '' for Matila Röhr Productions ( MRP ) and Taska Film . Set in World War II , the film is shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to choose sides and thus fight against their fellow countrymen . It was selected as the Estonian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated . The following year , he appeared as Siim in the Toomas Hussar directed political thriller '' Luuraja ja luuletaja '' , starring Jan Uuspõld . In 2017 , it was announced he would appear in the Kaur Kokk directed period drama '' Põrgu Jaan '' . In 2018 , he appeared as the title character in the Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon directed Icelandic-Estonian drama '' Mihkel '' opposite Tómas Lemarquis and as the character Ott in the Siim Tamm directed drama-thriller '' Hölma All ''
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Pääru Oja