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Adapt or run!
An upbeat comedy about three boys that escape from Soviet Estonia to Sweden via Finland in the 1980s to fulfill their dreams in the free world.
The Dissidents
2017 ‘Sangarid’ Directed by Jaak Kilmi
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Märt Pius Karl-Andreas Kalmet Veiko Porkanen Esko Salminen Yulya Berngardte Tõnu Kark Henrik Kalmet Helena Valkee Fabian Silén Jari Nissinen Dmitry Palees Ott Sepp Kristjan Lüüs Marika Barabanštšikova Eliina Hiltunen Magnús Mariuson Jarmo Perälä Pia Andersson Peeter Jürgens Ülle Toming Peter Kanerva Mirja Oksanen Dave Benton Andres Dvinjaninov Riitta Väisänen Aake Kalliala Maria Sid Ulla Virtanen Marko Palin Show All…
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Ātrie igauņu puiši
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More Estonian movies! This is a comedy and I’m sure I missed many of the jokes.
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The topic itself is interesting but the execution would need some flesh and interesting ideas to make it truly compelling and cinematic. But what turns out positive is the way it deals with the themes surrounding being a refugee; it isn't simplistic to leave your home country. It isn't only leaving your life behind but at the same time facing the expectations about the upcoming life - and as so often in life, the expectations don't usually match the reality. I think that in this sense this is very strong attempt to deal about the very difficult situation that in our modern discourse turns into "every refugee is poor and honest" or that "every refugee is greedy and lazy parasite";…
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A sympathetic little joke with a bit of bitterness on the top. Its unpretentiousness is both its biggest pros and con. Nice 80s vibe soundtrack and cozy photography.
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It's really good for like 3/4 of the running time, but then the tone shifts to something super weird - I mean, the dark undertones are there from the very beginning, but it becomes something entirely else towards the end, and I don't think that it quite works. I got the feeling that they may have been going for some kind of "Trainspotting" vibe, but that's a bit too ambitious if that's the case.
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i mean see kuidas nad soome said on lihtsalt naeruväärne ju.. kasvõi veits pinget ja takistusi aga ei, kutid said sõna otseses mõttes soome lahe laintega üleöö kantud soome rannikule… ei saa väga aru, mis see pidi olema - oleks see 100% komöödia, ei oleks mul ka selliseid küsimusi, aga see üritas päris tõsine olla? siis oleks natuke elulisust/reaalsust/usutavust ka lisada ju võinud? ei liha ega kala vaib on sellel. mulle meeldisid kaks asja: koer pippi ja retro marten kuningas
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An attempt in trying to create a refugee-comedy that somewhat fails, but it should get the credit for at least trying to turn a bright eye on a bleak subject of poverty-escapism and western-world-mania still pretty prevalent in modern Estonia that we prefer not to talk too much about.
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Too lazy to serve in the Red Army, three young men flee from Soviet Estonia to Sweden, but getting ahead in the 'free world' proves challenging in this 1980s-set comedy. The film comes with a slight satirical bite as they flee because they are slackers rather than politically motivated and there is a great scene in which they have trouble explaining to the press why they have fled. Their disillusionment with life in Sweden is predictable though and the zaniest angle (a music producer exploiting them as a boy band; great Abbey Road homage) is quickly abandoned as the trio resort to petty thievery. The humour varies a bit too with thrown toilet paper in the mix and drawn-out gags, such as futilely trying to use a keycard. Some of the ideas are not half bad here as they learn that "no one becomes a millionaire in Sweden" but this is never quite as out-there as it could have been.
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