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Firebird

Firebird

Risk everything, trust no one

20217.41h 47m

Overview

At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

Directed by Peeter Rebane
Written by Liane Gillett, Al Wallcat, Priit Pruks
Produced by Christopher Racster, Tom Prior, Peeter Rebane
Box Office0Revenue: $254K

Top Cast

Tom Prior

Tom Prior

Sergey

Oleg Zagorodnii

Oleg Zagorodnii

Roman

Diana Pozharskaya

Diana Pozharskaya

Luisa

Jake Henderson

Jake Henderson

Volodja

Margus Prangel

Margus Prangel

Major Zverev

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Polkovnik Kuznetsov

Ester Kuntu

Ester Kuntu

Masha

Kaspar Velberg

Kaspar Velberg

Pilot Selenov

Sergei Lavrentyev

Sergei Lavrentyev

Drama Professor

Rasmus Kaljujärv

Rasmus Kaljujärv

Pilot

Themes & Keywords

cold war1970slgbtlgbt in the militarygay themeboys' love (bl)

About Firebird

Firebird is a drama, romance, war film released in 2021 exploring themes of cold war, 1970s, lgbt, lgbt in the military, gay theme, boys' love (bl). Directed by Peeter Rebane, it stars Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya. At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

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