LGBT+ Film Club: "Firebird"
The last screening of the autumn season at the LGBT+ Film Club is the Estonian feature film “Firebird".
The romantic relationship drama "Firebird", which premiered in 2021 and was screened at over 70 film festivals, has now reached cinema distribution in 20 countries around the world and has been purchased by Amazon, Canada's largest telecommunications company Bell and the British Film Institute's BFI Player for their streaming services.
For the Q&A session after the screening on the 19th of December, the filmmaker Peeter Rebane will be present.
"Firebird" is a romantic relationship drama that Peeter Rebane directed (his debut as a director), co-screenwrote and co-produced, and the plot is based on Sergei Fetissov's book of memoirs "The Story of Roman".
The events of the film take place in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Sergey, a young conscript in Soviet Estonia, counts the days until his service ends. His life turns upside down when a brave fighter pilot, Roman, arrives at the Air Force base. Inspired by curiosity, Sergey and Roman tiptoe along the uncertain line between love and friendship when a dangerous love triangle arises between them and Luisa, the secretary of the base commander. Sergey faces his past as Roman's career is in jeopardy, and Luisa tries to keep her family together. They take risks for their freedom and life, being constantly aware of the constant KGB investigations and fear of the expanding Soviet regime.
The story delves into the forbidden relationships during the Soviet era and how the political regime affected those.
The LGBT+ Film Club program was born in collaboration with Q-Space, an LGBT+ cultural movement selected as the rainbow hero of the year 2023.
The film is screened with Estonian and Russian subtitles.
Not recommended for viewers under the age of 12.
The romantic relationship drama "Firebird", which premiered in 2021 and was screened at over 70 film festivals, has now reached cinema distribution in 20 countries around the world and has been purchased by Amazon, Canada's largest telecommunications company Bell and the British Film Institute's BFI Player for their streaming services.
For the Q&A session after the screening on the 19th of December, the filmmaker Peeter Rebane will be present.
"Firebird" is a romantic relationship drama that Peeter Rebane directed (his debut as a director), co-screenwrote and co-produced, and the plot is based on Sergei Fetissov's book of memoirs "The Story of Roman".
The events of the film take place in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. Sergey, a young conscript in Soviet Estonia, counts the days until his service ends. His life turns upside down when a brave fighter pilot, Roman, arrives at the Air Force base. Inspired by curiosity, Sergey and Roman tiptoe along the uncertain line between love and friendship when a dangerous love triangle arises between them and Luisa, the secretary of the base commander. Sergey faces his past as Roman's career is in jeopardy, and Luisa tries to keep her family together. They take risks for their freedom and life, being constantly aware of the constant KGB investigations and fear of the expanding Soviet regime.
The story delves into the forbidden relationships during the Soviet era and how the political regime affected those.
The LGBT+ Film Club program was born in collaboration with Q-Space, an LGBT+ cultural movement selected as the rainbow hero of the year 2023.
The film is screened with Estonian and Russian subtitles.
Not recommended for viewers under the age of 12.