Firebird, based on Sergey Fetisov’s memoir The Story of Roman, will have its North American premiere at Frameline in San Francisco this Sunday.
And The Advocate has an exclusive clip from the film.It's the first feature from Estonian director Peeter Rebane. The synopsis for the lush film is as follows:“Firebird follows Estonian private Sergey (Tom Prior), who is awaiting the end of his term in the Soviet air force in the late 1970s when he falls for Roman, a daring fighter pilot played by Oleg Zagorodnii.
Both a Cold War thriller and a true story of a secret love, Rebane’s feature highlights the steamy passions of young gay romance in an environment where expressing such feelings is lethal.