Firebird
Seen it?2021 | 107 min | Drama, Romance, History, War
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and history buffs. If you loved From Here to Eternity or An Officer and a Gentleman, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
6 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$254K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 39K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peeter Rebane
- Tom PriorSergey
- Oleg ZagorodniiRoman
- Diana PozharskayaLuisa
- Jake HendersonVolodja
- Margus PrangelMajor Zverev
- Nicholas WoodesonPolkovnik Kuznetsov
- Ester KuntuMasha
- Kaspar VelbergPilot Selenov
- Sergei LavrentyevDrama Professor
- Rasmus KaljujärvPilot