Firebird
Just finished watching "Firebird," released by Firebird Production LTD.
"Firebird" is an example of the wonderful biographical movies that Hollywood used to make that is free of agenda drive woke politics and perhaps also serves as a cautionary tale to those who are still enamored with repressive Communistic regimes and ideologies that seek to crush anything deviates from a group think norm - much like "Woke-ism" that has destroyed many an IP franchise.
“Firebird” is the true story of Sergei Fetisov and is based on his memoir “The Story of Roman.” The movie follows the love story between Sergei and Roman over the years and how it affects the people around them.
Sergei had to use a pseudonym when "The Story of Roman" was first published in Russia. He approached Peeter Rebane at the Berlin Film Festival in 2011 about turning his memoir into a movie. Rebane took the book and read it at home that weekend, and was so moved by the story he decided to turn it into his first feature film. He then began to write his first film script. After a couple of years of work, he thought that the screenplay was ready and started to look for actors to cast for the film.
Actor Tom Prior fell in love with Sergei's and Roman's story, and along with Rebane, put together a concept trailer and met with Sergei in Moscow to discuss the movie.
Sadly Sergei passed away in 2017 after having an operation for a medical crisis and never got to see the movie about the love of his life.
I have not read "The Story of Roman' - I think there was a fundraising attempt on Kickstarter to publish an English translation, but I'm not sure if it was funded.
"Firebird" opens sometime in the late 1970s during the last weeks of the two-year mandatory military service each Russian man had to do - and Sergei is up in the air about his future, he has the choice of continuing on with a career in the Soviet Air Force, or studying to become an actor, or return to help out his mother on their farm. Then a new pilot, Lt. Roman Matvejev arrives on the base and Sergei is assigned as his driver and soon the two discover their shared interest in photography. Their friendship soon blossoms into love and the two are forced to part ways in order to prevent their love affair from being discovered.
Yet even when Roman marries in order to prevent anyone from suspecting that he loves Sergei because of the danger it holds. Yet to free himself, Roman makes a choice to part ways with his wife and Sergei.
There is no Hollywood happy ending. Roman dies while on a mission to Afghanistan when his plane crashes, leaving a heartbroken Sergei behind who must come to terms with his loss.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://firebirdmovie.myshopify.com/p...
"Firebird" is an example of the wonderful biographical movies that Hollywood used to make that is free of agenda drive woke politics and perhaps also serves as a cautionary tale to those who are still enamored with repressive Communistic regimes and ideologies that seek to crush anything deviates from a group think norm - much like "Woke-ism" that has destroyed many an IP franchise.
“Firebird” is the true story of Sergei Fetisov and is based on his memoir “The Story of Roman.” The movie follows the love story between Sergei and Roman over the years and how it affects the people around them.
Sergei had to use a pseudonym when "The Story of Roman" was first published in Russia. He approached Peeter Rebane at the Berlin Film Festival in 2011 about turning his memoir into a movie. Rebane took the book and read it at home that weekend, and was so moved by the story he decided to turn it into his first feature film. He then began to write his first film script. After a couple of years of work, he thought that the screenplay was ready and started to look for actors to cast for the film.
Actor Tom Prior fell in love with Sergei's and Roman's story, and along with Rebane, put together a concept trailer and met with Sergei in Moscow to discuss the movie.
Sadly Sergei passed away in 2017 after having an operation for a medical crisis and never got to see the movie about the love of his life.
I have not read "The Story of Roman' - I think there was a fundraising attempt on Kickstarter to publish an English translation, but I'm not sure if it was funded.
"Firebird" opens sometime in the late 1970s during the last weeks of the two-year mandatory military service each Russian man had to do - and Sergei is up in the air about his future, he has the choice of continuing on with a career in the Soviet Air Force, or studying to become an actor, or return to help out his mother on their farm. Then a new pilot, Lt. Roman Matvejev arrives on the base and Sergei is assigned as his driver and soon the two discover their shared interest in photography. Their friendship soon blossoms into love and the two are forced to part ways in order to prevent their love affair from being discovered.
Yet even when Roman marries in order to prevent anyone from suspecting that he loves Sergei because of the danger it holds. Yet to free himself, Roman makes a choice to part ways with his wife and Sergei.
There is no Hollywood happy ending. Roman dies while on a mission to Afghanistan when his plane crashes, leaving a heartbroken Sergei behind who must come to terms with his loss.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
TEN STARS!
https://firebirdmovie.myshopify.com/p...
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