FIREBIRD
Dir: Peeter Rebane 107 min | 2020 | Estonia, UK | English | Narrative Feature | In Competition
Based on a true story, Firebird is a touching love story set in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Sergey (Tom Prior), a troubled young private, is counting the days till his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when a daring fighter pilot, Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii) arrives at the base. Driven by curiosity, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship as a dangerous love triangle forms between them and Luisa (Diana Pozharskaya), the secretary to the base Commander. Sergey is forced to face his past as Roman’s career is endangered and Luisa struggles to keep her family together. Amid the fears of the all-seeing Soviet regime, they risk their freedom and their lives in the face of an escalating KGB investigation.
Dir: Peeter Rebane 107 min | 2020 | Estonia, UK | English | Narrative Feature | In Competition
Based on a true story, Firebird is a touching love story set in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Sergey (Tom Prior), a troubled young private, is counting the days till his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when a daring fighter pilot, Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii) arrives at the base. Driven by curiosity, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship as a dangerous love triangle forms between them and Luisa (Diana Pozharskaya), the secretary to the base Commander. Sergey is forced to face his past as Roman’s career is endangered and Luisa struggles to keep her family together. Amid the fears of the all-seeing Soviet regime, they risk their freedom and their lives in the face of an escalating KGB investigation.