Revolution of Pigs (2004)

Original title

Sigade revolutsioon

Directed by

Jaak Kilmi, Rene Reinumägi

Genre

comedy film, teen film

Country

Estonia

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1986 Estonia, hundreds of teenagers at a summer camp party and fall in love. When strict counselors enforce totalitarian rules, the students start a revolt. The story follows 16-year-old Tanel, who is more interested in losing his virginity and getting drunk than in rebellion, but the uprising helps him find himself.

nostalgicplayfulrebelliousenergeticlight-heartedcoming-of-agechaoticteen-spirited

What happens

The Revolution of Pigs (Estonian: Sigade revolutsioon) is a 2004 Estonian comedy film that was a feature film debut for two young Estonian directors René Reinumägi and Jaak Kilmi. Fueled by a great soundtrack of classic ‘80s pop, the revolution is brewing. Set in the summer of 1986, hundreds of teenagers have gathered in the woods for Estonian student summer camp—three days full of adventures, falling in love and partying. But, when the teens are forced to comply with rules of proper behavior, camp in a totalitarian system is not all it is cracked up to be. The political metaphor of the counselors’ control leads to an uprising of the students. The main character is 16-year-old Tanel, who initially is as focused on losing his virginity and getting drunk as overthrowing the system. But taking part in the revolt, he discovers himself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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