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Firebird

Set in 70s during the times of Cold War, a true story of a secret love affair between two soldiers in the Soviet Air Force; the hooklike of the film had me already sold to watching it. Its a love story, its full of emotions, heart break, drama, sex, good looking people; everything that you would expect from a gay romance. Except better. Thankfully high production values, amazing starkest and direction to total justice to this wonderful romance saga between two Russian men. Starting in the Air Force base in Estonia, we meet young Sergey, private in the final weeks of his deployment looking forward to moving to Moscow to become an actor. His closest friend is Luisa, a typist who aspires to become a doctor and harbors secret feelings for Sergey. But things change with the arrival of very handsome and dapper Russian Flight Lieutenant Roman Medveyev. Roman shares Sergey’s love of photography and the arts. And before you know their professional relationship soon blossoms into friendship and ...