Synopse
The 1980s: Europe is cut in half by the Iron Curtain. Three young Estonians manage to flee the Soviet Union to Sweden. For them, it's like entering the Promised Land that they know from Miami Vice and Knight Rider. The Swedes celebrate the young refugees as heroes who have escaped the Evil Empire. But the young men's euphoria soon dissipates. Their new reality is the refugee centre and the pittance they get as pocket money. They need jobs! The three try and work out what opportunities they have and get into one mess after another. The film is a turbulent comedy about three wacky "dissidents" and a West whose gold doesn't glitter.
Regie
JAAK KILMI (*1973) studied film direction in Tallinn and made numerous commercials before turning to documentaries. The Dissidents is his third feature.
Info
Original Title: Sangarid
International Title: The Dissidents
Category: Feature
Section: Eurovisuell
Version & Subtitles: English, Finnish, Russian, Swedish, Estonian OV with English subtitles
Director: Jaak Kilmi
Screenplay: Martin Algus
Cast/Protagonists: Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Esko Salminen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjanino
Production country: Latvia, Estonia, Finland
Year of Production: 2017
Length: 92 min
Producer: Kristian Taska
Production company: Taska Film OÜ
Cinematography: Aigars Sērmukšs
Editor: Tambet Tasuja
Music: Samuli Erkkilä, Joni Suhonen
Production Design: Katrin Sipelgas
World Sales: Eyewell
