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The Singing Revolution (2006)
Directed by James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty
“A single nation. A million voices. The fall of an empire.”
Documentary, History, Music · 1h 34m
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.
Cast
Linda Hunt
Heiki Ahonen
Mari-Ann Kelam
Tunne Kelam
Mart Laar
Marju Lauristin
Ivo Linna
Tiia-Ester Loitme
Lagle Parek
Arnold Rüütel
Ingrid Rüütel
Edgar Savisaar
Crew
- Director
- James Tusty, Maureen Castle Tusty
- Writer
- Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty, Mike Majoros
- Director of Photography
- Miguelangel Aponte-Rios
- Original Music Composer
- John Kusiak
- Editor
- Ron Heidt, Mike Majoros
- Producer
- Artur Talvik, Piret Tibbo-Hudgins, Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty, Thor Halvorssen, Bestor Cram
Details
- Release date
- 2006-12-01
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Documentary, History, Music
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Estonian, Russian
- Countries
- United States of America, Estonia
- Production
- Sky Films, Northern Lights Productions, Allfilm