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Firebird
Directed by
Peeter Rebane
R
2021
1h 47m
Drama
,
Romance
,
and more
7.1
57%
83%
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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.
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Cast of Firebird
Tom Prior
Sergey Serebrennikov / Writer / Producer
Oleg Zagorodnii
Roman Matvejev
Diana Pozharskaya
Luisa
Jake Henderson
Volodja
Margus Prangel
Major Zverev
Nicholas Woodeson
Colonel Kuznetsov
Ester Kuntu
Masha
Kaspar Velberg
Pilot Selenov
Sergei Lavrentyev
Drama Professor
Rasmus Kaljujärv
Pilot
Lauri Mäesepp
Pilot
Karl-Andreas Kalmet
Pilot
Vladimir Nadein
Young Conscript
Markus Luik
Sergeant Janis
Anatoli Tafitšuk
Mechanic Ivan
Nils Mattias Steinberg
Karamazin
Sten Karpov
Duty Officer
Carmen Mikiver
Army Doctor
Mihkel Kabel
Border Guard Popov
Ilja Toome
Radar Operator
Kuldar Kristjan Kurg
Good Looking Conscript
Henessi Schmidt
Olga
Kaie Kõrb
Anna
Imre Sooäär
Theatre Director
Deni Yarovskiy
Ilya
Markus Habakukk
Guildenstern
Jaanika Arum
Bohimian Classmate Girl
Jonathan Tupay
Sergey Jr.
Eduard Toman
Toastmaster
Catherine Charlton
Luisa's Aunt
Britta Soll
Katya
Luule Komissarov
Kvas Lady
Timur Ilikajev
Busker
Eili Sild
Old Lady
Mari Lill
Old Lady
Anne Paluver
Train Attendant
Gerda Johnson
Neighbour
Aavo Pekri
KGB Man
Monika Jallajas
Luisa's Mother
Vadim Sehvatov
Luisa's Father
Karl Markus Antson
Private
Deniss Bogosjan
Mailman
Artur Tjulenev
Rough Labourer
Romek Uibopuu
Young Sergey
Gregory Kibus
Young Dima
Marge Sillaste
Sergey's Mother
Toomas Edur
Choreographer
Alena Shkatula
Firebird
Anatoli Arhangelski
Koschel
Jevgeni Grib
Prince
Inessa Glazõrina
Princess
Andrea Fabbri
Dancer
Marcus Nilson
Dancer
Anna Roberta Lahesoo
Dancer
Christina Krigolson
Dancer
Kersti Kuuse
Dancer
Karina Laura Leškin
Dancer
Ksenja Seletskaja
Dancer
Maia Shutova
Dancer
Benjamin Gareth Edward Thomas
Dancer
Konstantin Belokhvostik
Dancer
Nikolaos Gkentsef
Dancer
Peeter Rebane
Director / Writer / Producer
Christopher Racster
Producer
Dankuro Shinma
Producer
Brigita Rozenbrika
Producer
Orlan Boston
Producer
Will Randall-Coath
Producer
Firebird Ratings & Reviews
Leon
June 17, 2025
Cliché as hell but still a damn good movie
Houston Chronicle
Cary Darling
Even though this beautifully shot and generally well-acted British-Estonian co-production is based on a memoir, it feels too PBS polite, as if the edges have been rubbed away from the real story to appeal to as wide an audience as possible
IndieWire
Jude Dry
Prior and Zagorodnii are both so watchable, and their chemistry so electric, that it's easy to get swept away in their romance. Historical accuracy be damned.
RogerEbert.com
Nell Minow
A swooningly romantic love story.
Awards Daily
Joey Moser
Prior, with his striking blue eyes and boyish face, is the type of leading man we dont see in wartime stories.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
"Firebird" is well-meaning and sincere, but often banal and sluggish. There isnt a single moment, good or bad, that the viewer doesnt see coming.
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
With every ache measured and spelled out, the film's dogged striving for poetry too often leaves it feeling disappointingly prosaic.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
It's a deeply felt tale made more so by the inherently dicey, if not impossible, nature of Sergey and Roman's love.
TheWrap
Dan Callahan
The dominant creative force is cinematographer Mait Mäekivi, who gives the blues and reds of the uniforms and the flags on display an early-Technicolor sort of gleam.
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
A heartfelt but crushingly clichéd period piece about the suppression of the love that dare not speak its name in an authoritarian environment.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
It lacks spontaneity in its moment-to-moment execution. Each line and image feels predetermined...
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
Without a real sense of these characters or their bond ... the whole affair is too hollow to be effective or affecting.
Variety
Guy Lodge
A tragic true story underpins director Peeter Rebane's earnest queer melodrama, but hoary symbolism and hokey scripting work against its authenticity.
Galveston Daily News
Dustin Chase
The memorial photo and text before the end credits make you feel one thing: that Sergey Fduring deserved a better film about his life.
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
Roteness is no excuse for something as egregiously bland and bungled as Firebird.
The Pink Lens
Ben Turner
Succulent, moving and delicious, this is a romance for the ages that you can completely lose yourself in.
AV Club
Mark Keizer
This ostensibly heart-rending tale of forbidden love hardens into something generic and prefabricated.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
There are clichés and then there are only clichés, and Firebird is suffocated by them.
ArtsATL
Steve Murray
Unfortunately it's sometimes hard to sympathize with a couple of men who use their friendship with Luisa as a shield. But the lead actors are sexy, and if the movie's dramatic beats sometimes feel old-fashioned, that's not always a bad thing.
The Spool
B.L. Panther
Our queer elders were brave folks-we owe it to them to be braver with their stories.
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