The Singing Revolution
A single nation. A million voices. The fall of an empire.
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Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. "The young people, without any political party, and without any politicians, just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit," remarks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia. "This was the idea of the Singing Revolution." James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.
Production
Sky Films, Northern Lights Productions, Allfilm
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Linda Hunt
Self - Narrator
Heiki Ahonen
Self
Mari-Ann Kelam
Self
Tunne Kelam
Self
Mart Laar
Self
Marju Lauristin
Self
Ivo Linna
Self
Tiia-Ester Loitme
Self
Lagle Parek
Self
Arnold Rüütel
Self
Ingrid Rüütel
Self
Edgar Savisaar
Self
Imre Sooäär
Self
Hirvo Surva
Self
Heinz Valk
Self
Trivimi Velliste
Self
Vaino Väljas
Self
Gustav Ernesaks
Self (archive footage)
Alo Mattiisen
Self (archive footage)
Lennart Meri
Self (archive footage)
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