{"id":1319287,"date":"2021-08-21T11:06:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T10:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publish.entertainment-focus.com\/?p=1319287"},"modified":"2021-08-21T11:06:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T10:06:39","slug":"firebird-review-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment-focus.com\/2021\/08\/21\/firebird-review-2\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Firebird’ review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Based on a true story \u2018Firebird\u2019 tells the story of Soviet Air Force conscript Sergey (Tom Prior) who falls for fighter pilot Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii). The two men embark on a forbidden affair in the 1970s until someone files an anonymous report that threatens to end Roman\u2019s career. Despite being in love with Sergey, Roman turns his affections to Sergey\u2019s best friend Luisa (Diana Pozharskaya) in a bid to hide his true sexuality and keep hold of his burgeoning career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Firebird\u2019 has been touring the festival circuit and this month it\u2019s being shown as part of Outfest. Directed by Harvard alumni Peeter Rebane, who wrote the screenplay with lead actor Tom Prior, \u2018Firebird\u2019 is an emotional drama that exposes how difficult it was for gay men under the Soviet regime (not that a lot has changed since the 1970s on that front). It\u2019s fair to say that this story has been told countless times before and it definitely brought to mind the BBC mini-series \u2018Man In An Orange Shirt\u2019, but \u2018Firebird\u2019 is such a well-made film that its lack of originality doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n