The Singing Revolution
2006 · 94 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 644 VOTES · DIR. Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty
Overview
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.
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00:10:49 As a 14-year old child, I was just a number.
00:11:22 It was this woman, who had been picked up
00:17:59 I got an axe and a large revolver and went to live in the forest.
00:19:00 And so, life went on.
00:22:44 In whose honor are they singing?
00:24:57 primarily an opportunity to experience that we are Estonians.
00:36:31 were the result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.
00:38:35 A good example of how courage can grow is Hirvepark.
00:42:26 so let's all go to the song festival grounds and continue to sing there."
00:47:26 [Resistance is futile, come join us]
00:49:23 [Two official languages is the way!]
00:52:36 but I also had to touch this bitterness inside people
00:53:04 the people started shouting:
00:56:03 He strongly stressed that our actions were a willful violation
00:57:34 of respect for the law.
01:02:09 It's the first day of our free future.
01:04:20 That's what Estonians are like.
01:06:22 The Supreme Council and the Estonian Republic's government
01:08:24 Dear people, thank you.
01:13:49 The only thing that kept my spirits up was the thought that beside me...
01:16:51 We saw Parliament vote for the declaration
01:19:00 We played our trump card
01:19:50 We just didn't know.
01:23:17 - Good bye. - Bye.