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Enn Sarv, Inna and Imra Sooaar, Linda Hunt

"Patience is a weapon. Caution a virtue." It is said, in Estonia, heroes are those who wait, watch and act only when the time is right. In 1991, after nearly 50 years of rule by a brutal Soviet occupa...( read more  read more... )tion, the small Republic of Estonia, confronted their occupiers by announcing their independence to the world. Their charge heralded the collapse of the Soviet Union and the freedom of now-suddenly-former Soviet republics. And music played a pivotal role in these historical events. "The Singing Revolution" tells the story of one country's undeniable thirst for self-determination and its unshakable belief in what it means to be free--to be Estonian.

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G, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Enn Sarv, Inna and Imra Sooaar, James Tusty, Linda Hunt, Mari-Ann Kelam, Maureen Castle Tusty, Mike Majoros, Toomas and Anne Raudberg

Release Date: December 7, 2007

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2009

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Flixster Reviews (442)

  • sportboy
    March 29, 2009
    sportboy
    want to see sometime in my life.
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 15, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    no thanks not my thing
  • pattiakramer
    April 7, 2008
    pattiakramer
    Madison Film Festival. Quite a powerful film. Possibly the same spirit is being played out today regarding Tibet. People can stand up if they stand together and say no.
  • vjrannik
    January 22, 2008
    vjrannik
    profoundly inspiring
  • MangoChutChut
    January 8, 2008
    MangoChutChut
    I have no idea why this movie was recommended to me. It looks boring and lame and I don't even think it's a musical. Yuck.
  • soccerstarkaley11
    January 4, 2008
    soccerstarkaley11
    sounds too much like mrs.sergesketter.....ew
  • kittycat7862005
    January 4, 2008
    kittycat7862005
    hell if its about music, i'll watch it
  • ralec114
    January 4, 2008
    ralec114
    idc sing all the hell you want

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Critic Reviews

July 11, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

'Nonstop Estonian folk music' might not be a great format for a radio station, but it sure works for The Singing Revolution. full review

June 20, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

This fine and surprising documentary asks an even more challenging question: Can music promote nonviolence, prevent bloodshed and successfully overthrow an oppressive regime? Again -- astonishingly --... full review

April 25, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Patience may not the most exciting movie subject, but The Singing Revolution is, in its deceptively mild way, inspiring. full review

December 13, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Singing Revolution eloquently illustrates that, once granted, even a smidgen of freedom can transform into an unstoppable weapon against oppression. full review

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