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.
00:11:26 and she didn't know what had become of her four small children.
00:18:04 I built myself a bunker to live in.
00:19:09 We had absolutely no hope, except to survive as long as possible.
00:22:50 And our great father...
00:35:47 [You can't make bread out of phosphorite]
00:37:52 Many things must be reevaluated in the process. All crimes...
00:42:07 Ivo Linna and his band sang Alo Mattiisen's patriotic songs.
00:44:57 to convey this energy, this mood.
00:47:48 which would carry out Perestroika.
00:51:33 [The Russian bear's appetite knows no bounds]
00:52:52 One day, no matter what, we will win!
00:55:53 ...whereby a 10 year sentence
00:57:29 But you must be an example of responsibility
01:02:06 I welcome you to this remarkable event.
01:04:18 but they stab you in the back when you turn around.
01:06:22 The Supreme Council and the Estonian Republic's government
01:08:24 Dear people, thank you.
01:13:56 ...was a trustworthy colleague.
01:16:57 which brought us great joy
01:19:07 Our trump card was the tower's Freon fire-extinguishing system.
01:20:54 we rode downstairs and stepped outside.