The Singing Revolution

The Singing Revolution

A single nation. A million voices. The fall of an empire.

2006 en 94 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

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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Cast

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt

Self - Narrator

Heiki Ahonen

Heiki Ahonen

Self

Mari-Ann Kelam

Mari-Ann Kelam

Self

Tunne Kelam

Tunne Kelam

Self

Mart Laar

Mart Laar

Self

Marju Lauristin

Marju Lauristin

Self

Ivo Linna

Ivo Linna

Self

Tiia-Ester Loitme

Tiia-Ester Loitme

Self

Lagle Parek

Lagle Parek

Self

Arnold Rüütel

Arnold Rüütel

Self

Ingrid Rüütel

Ingrid Rüütel

Self

Edgar Savisaar

Edgar Savisaar

Self

Imre Sooäär

Imre Sooäär

Self

Hirvo Surva

Hirvo Surva

Self

Heinz Valk

Heinz Valk

Self

Trivimi Velliste

Trivimi Velliste

Self

Vaino Väljas

Vaino Väljas

Self

Gustav Ernesaks

Gustav Ernesaks

Self (archive footage)

Alo Mattiisen

Alo Mattiisen

Self (archive footage)

Lennart Meri

Lennart Meri

Self (archive footage)

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