Firebird
Tulilind
Directed by:
Peeter RebaneCinematography:
Mait MäekiviCast:
Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodniy, Nicholas Woodeson, Diana Pozharskaya, Kaspar Velberg, Henessi Schmidt, Ester Kuntu, Sten Karpov, Rasmus Kaljujärv (more)VOD (3)
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Firebird follows a handsome, soulful young soldier who embarks on a clandestine sexual affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on a Soviet Air Force Base at the height of 1970’s Communist rule. (Rialto Distribution)
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In many ways, Firebird reminded me of the earlier Burning Blue, which also depicted a "forbidden relationship (not only) in a military setting". The "artificial" English spoken by the actors was quite detrimental to the film, as it detracted from the authenticity of some of the scenes; besides, I would have cut the film by a quarter of an hour. On the other hand, it was a fairly solid romantic drama, albeit slightly predictable, with more than one nice shot and moment.
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