Tom Prior and Oleg Zagorodnii, in the romantic thriller FIREBIRD. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions. Set in Cold War-era Estonia, then occupied by the Soviet Union, a two young men, a soldier and a ...
At a crucial point in “Firebird,” two perfectly chiseled servicemen steal away from the Soviet Air Force base where they’re stationed for a skinny dip in the Baltic Sea. Behind craggy rocks and away ...
A military romance suffers under the weight of KGB surveillance in this restrained period drama set in Soviet-era Estonia. Not that we needed a reminder, but Russia’s recent human rights violations — ...
A romantic drama set in the Cold War-era USSR is based on a Russian actor’s memoir about his love affair with a fighter pilot. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic In the Soviet Union of the ...
A tragic true story underpins director Peeter Rebane's earnest queer melodrama, but hoary symbolism and hokey scripting work against its authenticity. At a crucial point in “Firebird,” two perfectly ...
In the Soviet Union of the late ’70s and early ’80s, the setting of Firebird, consensual sex between men was a crime punishable by five years of hard labor. And if you were a high-profile military ...
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