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Review: "Firebird" forbidden love set in 1970s USSR armed forces
Yahoo Entertainment ^ | Tim Nasson

Posted on 05/15/2022 6:05:02 PM PDT by balch3

If two weeks is too long for you to wait for "Top Gun: Maverick" to fly into theaters, "Firebird" should satisfy your need for speed. Tom Prior, left, stars as Sergey and Oleg Zagorodnii as Roman in Peeter Rebane’s "Firebird." Tom Prior, left, stars as Sergey and Oleg Zagorodnii as Roman in Peeter Rebane’s "Firebird."

The movie, set in Soviet occupied Estonia in the late 1970s, is a labor of love from first time director Peeter Rebane and co-screenwriter, producer, and star, Tom Prior.

Based on a memoir by late Russian actor Sergey Fetisov, “Firebird” tells the story of a love triangle between Sergey (Prior), a young soldier doing his required national service before heading off to college; Luisa (Diana Pozharskaya), the beautiful and ambitious secretary to the base commander; and Roman, an ace fighter pilot.

The film is set in 1970s Soviet Union against the backdrop of the Cold War. Sergey (Prior), a young private, is weeks away from completing his Air Force conscription. He spends his days working together with Luisa (Diana Pozharskaya), an ambitious secretary to the base commander Colonel Kuznetsov (Nicholas Woodeson).

Luisa is secretly in love with Sergey. But when an ace fighter pilot, Roman (Ukrainian actor Oleg Zagorodnii) arrives at the base, both Sergey and Luisa find themselves drooling over him. Who will Roman choose?

Roman decides he wants a bite from both apples. He marries Luisa but carries on a torrid affair with Sergey.

Remember, this is set in 1970s Russia and homosexuality in the armed forces was hardly supported. This brings the drama.

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Having corrupted The US and Europe, western decadence is setting its sights on Russia. No wonder Putin feels threatened.
1 posted on 05/15/2022 6:05:02 PM PDT by balch3
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To: balch3

Are you saying not everyone sees the current state of American democracy as a viable option, especially when it’s forced down your throat?


2 posted on 05/15/2022 6:08:36 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: balch3

globohomos supported by neoCONs and leftists continue spreading their evil filth


3 posted on 05/15/2022 6:10:06 PM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: balch3

Faggotry over all is THE cause of much of the Left.


4 posted on 05/15/2022 6:13:51 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: balch3

So woketard gay. What a waste of time and money.


5 posted on 05/15/2022 6:15:59 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: balch3

I just threw up a little in my mouth.


6 posted on 05/15/2022 6:16:14 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

I am not homophobic. I am homonauseous. I am sick of this crap.


7 posted on 05/15/2022 6:23:13 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: balch3

Brokeback MIG


8 posted on 05/15/2022 6:28:38 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: balch3

Given that Pidor Putin is pretty danged gay I’m sure he’ll relate to the story.


9 posted on 05/15/2022 6:33:01 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: MercyFlush

Yep, from what is now known about the KGB we have a good idea what sort of services Putin provided to his superiors when he was a young man.


10 posted on 05/15/2022 6:53:37 PM PDT by Renfrew
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To: balch3

Wow, I can hardly wait to avoid this film.


11 posted on 05/15/2022 7:12:28 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Disambiguator

LOL!!! THAT’S GREAT!


12 posted on 05/15/2022 7:13:05 PM PDT by TigerHawk (The Raised Middle Finger in the Clenched Fist of the World)
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To: balch3

Wow I wonder if the director is any relation to Alfons Rebane, who was an Estonian anti-communist war hero in WW 2? He’d be turning over in his grave.......


13 posted on 05/15/2022 7:23:35 PM PDT by happyathome
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To: balch3

Fire-the-bird at Yahoo Entertainmemt.


14 posted on 05/16/2022 3:06:41 AM PDT by Theophilus (Convoy!)
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