The Singing Revolution (2006)

Directed by

James Tusty

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

G

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of how Estonians used mass singing and public gatherings to peacefully resist Soviet rule from 1986 to 1991. It shows how thousands of people came together to reclaim their national identity through song, ultimately pushing for independence.

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What happens

The Singing Revolution is a 2006 documentary film created by Americans James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty about the nonviolent Singing Revolution in Estonia in which hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly between 1986 and 1991, in an effort to end decades of Soviet occupation. The revolutionary songs they created anchored Estonia’s non-violent struggle for freedom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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