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Firebird

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.

Director

Peeter Rebane

Year

Genre

Box Office

$144,118

Production

The Factory,No Reservations Entertainment,Firebird Production,Estonian Film Institute

Awards

6 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://firebirdmovie.com

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Sergey Serebrennikov

Roman Matvejev

Oleg Zagorodnii

Luisa

Diana Pozharskaya

Volodja

Major Zverev

Colonel Kuznetsov

Nicholas Woodeson

Masha

Pilot Selenov

Drama Professor

Sergei Lavrentyev

Pilot

Rasmus Kaljujärv

Pilot

Pilot

Karl-Andreas Kalmet

Young Conscript

Vladimir Nadein

Sergeant Janis

Mechanic Ivan

Anatoli Tafitsuk

Karamazin

Nils Mattias Steinberg

Duty Officer

Army Doctor

Borderguard Popov

Radar Operator

Good Looking Conscript

Kuldar Kritjan Kurg

Olga

Henessi Schmidt

Anna

Theatre Director

Ilya

Guildenstern Classmate

Markus Habakukk

Bohimian Classmate Girl

Sergey jr.

Toastmaster

Luisa's Aunt

Catherine Charlton

Katya

Kvas Lady

Luule Komissarov

Busker

Old Lady

Old Lady

Train Attendant

Neighbour

KGB Man

Luisa's Mother

Monika Jallajas

Luisa's Father

Private

Karl Markus Antson

Mailman

Deniss Bogosjan

Rough Labourer

Young Sergey

Young Dima

Sergey's Mother

Older Conscript

Older Conscript

Pilot

Rosenberg Marek

Privat Vasiljev

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Volodja Roman Matvejev Sergey Serebrennikov Drama Professor Colonel Kuznetsov

They're sown together - Firebird

They're sown together

- Come. Let's go back.
- Oh, relax. - Firebird

- Come. Let's go back. - Oh, relax.

- Stop or I'll shoot.
- Popov? It's Sidorov. - Firebird

- Stop or I'll shoot. - Popov? It's Sidorov.

You know, one day the colonel
is going to open his flight reports - Firebird

You know, one day the colonel is going to open his flight re...

You could make
a career for yourself here, - Firebird

You could make a career for yourself here,

Sergey, take our photograph,
for posterity. - Firebird

Sergey, take our photograph, for posterity.

Since the NATO forces increased
surveillance of our border, - Firebird

Since the NATO forces increased surveillance of our border,

We now assume each B-52 is carrying
several thermonuclear devices. - Firebird

We now assume each B-52 is carrying several thermonuclear de...

Should just one slip through, - Firebird

Should just one slip through,

It will be your duty to prevent
this from happening. - Firebird

It will be your duty to prevent this from happening.

So, young man, I hear you have declined
my offer to stay on. - Firebird

So, young man, I hear you have declined my offer to stay on.

Take the Uazik and drive
the lieutenant to the officers' block. - Firebird

Take the Uazik and drive the lieutenant to the officers'...

You'll be receiving some
additional duties n your final weeks. - Firebird

You'll be receiving some additional duties n your final...

I'm afraid there are no facilities - Firebird

I'm afraid there are no facilities

- You develop photographs too?
- Yes, I do. - Firebird

- You develop photographs too? - Yes, I do.

- I'll finish it myself.
- Yes, Comrade Lieutenant. - Firebird

- I'll finish it myself. - Yes, Comrade Lieutenant.

- Permission to leave?
- Granted. - Firebird

- Permission to leave? - Granted.

Don't they say those who
do well at flight school - Firebird

Don't they say those who do well at flight school

I was told that one particular pilot
here has problems in that department. - Firebird

I was told that one particular pilot here has problems in th...

He woke up the second unit at 0300 hours - Firebird

He woke up the second unit at 0300 hours

He made them run 10km
into the forest, dig it a grave - Firebird

He made them run 10km into the forest, dig it a grave

The safety of the squadron is paramount - Firebird

The safety of the squadron is paramount

The safety of the squadron
is paramount. - Firebird

The safety of the squadron is paramount.

There will come a day when you
have to choose between - Firebird

There will come a day when you have to choose between

There's a fine line between
bravery and recklessness. - Firebird

There's a fine line between bravery and recklessness.

Tomorrow, we will proceed
with the high-altitude attack scenario. - Firebird

Tomorrow, we will proceed with the high-altitude attack scen...

- Private Serebrennikov?
- Comrade Lieutenant. - Firebird

- Private Serebrennikov? - Comrade Lieutenant.

At ease. Is Luisa here? - Firebird

At ease. Is Luisa here?

Comrade Lieutenant.
Permission to ask you a question. - Firebird

Comrade Lieutenant. Permission to ask you a question.

You're too soft.
Harder. Not one spot left. - Firebird

You're too soft. Harder. Not one spot left.

A love letter from another
admirer of yours. - Firebird

A love letter from another admirer of yours.

- It's been opened again.
- Must be such a fun job, - Firebird

- It's been opened again. - Must be such a fun job,

Sergey.
Get out of your fantasy world. - Firebird

Sergey. Get out of your fantasy world.

Take it by the corner, - Firebird

Take it by the corner,

- Like this, Comrade Lieutenant?
- That's better. - Firebird

- Like this, Comrade Lieutenant? - That's better.

You really see other people, Sergey. - Firebird

You really see other people, Sergey.

You capture their essence, their soul. - Firebird

You capture their essence, their soul.

When you take a photo - Firebird

When you take a photo

He was yelling and threatening
like I'd slept with his wife. - Firebird

He was yelling and threatening like I'd slept with his ...

When I first heard it, I was 14. - Firebird

When I first heard it, I was 14.

I've never seen a real ballet. - Firebird

I've never seen a real ballet.

How could you be
so uncultured coming from Orel? - Firebird

How could you be so uncultured coming from Orel?

I've seen a lot of theatre
before being locked up here. - Firebird

I've seen a lot of theatre before being locked up here.

I should be getting back.
I shouldn't even be here. - Firebird

I should be getting back. I shouldn't even be here.

- You'd better sleep it off here.
- No, I can't - Firebird

- You'd better sleep it off here. - No, I can't

Listen. If you turn up at
the barracks like this, - Firebird

Listen. If you turn up at the barracks like this,

Why can't you dress yourself
like any other pig here? - Firebird

Why can't you dress yourself like any other pig here?

Did I give you permission to
leave the barracks last night? - Firebird

Did I give you permission to leave the barracks last night?

Why the fuck are you staring at
me with those dewy wept eyes? - Firebird

Why the fuck are you staring at me with those dewy wept eyes...

Go fuck up the pervert. - Firebird

Go fuck up the pervert.

After I'm done at the regional HQ,
I want to show you something. - Firebird

After I'm done at the regional HQ, I want to show you s...

I hope it wasn't that bad. - Firebird

I hope it wasn't that bad.

No. I loved it. I'm sorry. - Firebird

No. I loved it. I'm sorry.

Whenever I used to watch a play
with my best friend Dima. - Firebird

Whenever I used to watch a play with my best friend Dima.

We'd write secret letters to
each other and sign them Valentin. - Firebird

We'd write secret letters to each other and sign them V...

We even promised we'd go to the same
drama school in Moscow together. - Firebird

We even promised we'd go to the same drama school in Mo...

Go back to the farm,
support my mother, find work. - Firebird

Go back to the farm, support my mother, find work.

Couldn't you support her even
better if you studied in Moscow - Firebird

Couldn't you support her even better if you studied in ...

- I'd never get in.
- How do you know? - Firebird

- I'd never get in. - How do you know?

There are hundreds of conscripts here
but the colonel chose you. - Firebird

There are hundreds of conscripts here but the colonel chose ...

"It is not in the stars to hold
our destiny, but in ourselves." - Firebird

"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in our...

That late? We waited for you. - Firebird

That late? We waited for you.

Luisa kept going on and on
about him, so I told her to stop - Firebird

Luisa kept going on and on about him, so I told her to stop

- Tell me, who is she?
- Swap, anyone? - Firebird

- Tell me, who is she? - Swap, anyone?

I could come and show him around,
if Lieutenant Matvejev doesn't mind. - Firebird

I could come and show him around, if Lieutenant Matvejev doe...

Stalin is standing in this
field, a green field, - Firebird

Stalin is standing in this field, a green field,

A farm worker greets Josef Stalin at his potato farm - Firebird

A farm worker greets Josef Stalin at his potato farm

A farm worker greets Josef
Stalin at his potato farm. - Firebird

A farm worker greets Josef Stalin at his potato farm.

"Comrade Stalin,
we have so many potatoes that, - Firebird

"Comrade Stalin, we have so many potatoes that,

"Neither do the potatoes." - Firebird

"Neither do the potatoes."

Telling jokes of that nature could
interfere greatly - Firebird

Telling jokes of that nature could interfere greatly

We have immense responsibility
for how we affect society. - Firebird

We have immense responsibility for how we affect society.

According to
the orderly's logbook, - Firebird

According to the orderly's logbook,

I did everything I could to
return as quickly as possible. - Firebird

I did everything I could to return as quickly as possible.

You will report to me - Firebird

You will report to me

And the Oleviste church was the tallest
building in medieval Europe. - Firebird

And the Oleviste church was the tallest building in medieval...

And this, of course, is the
famous cobbled street - Firebird

And this, of course, is the famous cobbled street

- You look so good.
- You too. - Firebird

- You look so good. - You too.

Olga, these are my colleagues
from the base. - Firebird

Olga, these are my colleagues from the base.

"To be or not to be.
That is the question." - Firebird

"To be or not to be. That is the question."

To be, - Firebird

I can't wait to see you on stage, then. - Firebird

I can't wait to see you on stage, then.

You shouldn't have,
Lieutenant Matvejev. - Firebird

You shouldn't have, Lieutenant Matvejev.

Er... Selenov 1:25. - Firebird

Er... Selenov 1:25.

Lieutenant Matvejev, - Firebird

Lieutenant Matvejev,

Sexual relations of a man
with another man, - Firebird

Sexual relations of a man with another man,

A report has been received
implying you have engaged in - Firebird

A report has been received implying you have engaged in

I wouldn't recommend
you interrupt me again. - Firebird

I wouldn't recommend you interrupt me again.

Comrade Major - Firebird

It was delivered anonymously,
unsigned. - Firebird

It was delivered anonymously, unsigned.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Peeter Rebane

Writer: Peeter Rebane, Tom Prior, Sergey Fetisov

Production: The Factory,No Reservations Entertainment,Firebird Production,Estonian Film Institute

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 49/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $144,118

Released: 29 Oct 2021

Awards: 6 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://firebirdmovie.com

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