Firebird

Based on a true story, this passionate romance follows two Cold War-era Soviet air force airmen who embark on a clandestine affair.

Tom Prior and Oleg Zagorodnii star as Sergey and Roman, who find themselves grappling with sexual tension and professional pride in occupied Estonia at the height of 1970’s Communist rule. Their forbidden romance must be kept secret to avoid the hard punishment of such love: five years in a hard labour camp with no return to military service. As their relationship deepens, the men risk their freedom and their lives to be together in the face of an all-seeing Communist regime…

Screening in partnership with Queer Vision.

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