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The Singing Revolution

2006-12-01 · 94 min · ★ 6.0

Documentary · History · Music

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.

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Directors
Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty
Production companies
Sky Films, Northern Lights Productions, Allfilm
Countries
United States of America, Estonia
Status
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Top Cast

Linda HuntLinda HuntSelf - Narrator
Heiki AhonenHeiki AhonenSelf
Mari-Ann KelamMari-Ann KelamSelf
Tunne KelamTunne KelamSelf
Mart LaarMart LaarSelf
Marju LauristinMarju LauristinSelf
Ivo LinnaIvo LinnaSelf
Tiia-Ester LoitmeTiia-Ester LoitmeSelf
Lagle ParekLagle ParekSelf
Arnold RüütelArnold RüütelSelf
Ingrid RüütelIngrid RüütelSelf
Edgar SavisaarEdgar SavisaarSelf
Imre SooäärImre SooäärSelf
Hirvo SurvaHirvo SurvaSelf
Heinz ValkHeinz ValkSelf
Trivimi VellisteTrivimi VellisteSelf
Vaino VäljasVaino VäljasSelf
Gustav ErnesaksGustav ErnesaksSelf (archive footage)
Alo MattiisenAlo MattiisenSelf (archive footage)
Lennart MeriLennart MeriSelf (archive footage)

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