The Dissidents

Sangarid

Film

Comedy

2017

In 1980s action-comedy The Dissidents, three Estonian friends escape the Soviet Union chasing Miami Vice dreams, only to find Western life isn’t all glamour until their wild plans spark total chaos.

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The Dissidents

The Dissidents

Original Name

Sangarid

Sangarid

Film

Comedy

2017

Logline

In 1980s action-comedy The Dissidents, three Estonian friends escape the Soviet Union chasing Miami Vice dreams, only to find Western life isn’t all glamour until their wild plans spark total chaos.

Description

Fast-paced action comedy “The Dissidents” takes us back to the 1980s. Three Estonian guys flee Soviet Union, because they want to have as awesome life in the free world as they’ve seen in TV series “Miami Vice”, “Knight Rider” and “Santa Barbara”. Swedes welcome friends as real heroes, who broke through the Iron Curtain. But as the media circus blows over, our dissidents discover that they’ve become nothing more than tedious immigrants. To put food on the table, they have to do something as lame as… work! But the boys are no quitters, so they come up with new crazy plans that should guarantee success in the Western world. That’s when things go totally insane!

About

Format

Film

Format

Film

Format

Film

Format

Film

Released

2017

Released

2017

Released

2017

Released

2017

Production company

Taska Film

Production company

Taska Film

Production company

Taska Film

Production company

Taska Film

Country of origin

Estonia, Latvia, Finland

Country of origin

Estonia, Latvia, Finland

Country of origin

Estonia, Latvia, Finland

Country of origin

Estonia, Latvia, Finland

Genre

Comedy

Genre

Comedy

Genre

Comedy

Genre

Comedy

Details

Audio

Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian

Audio

Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian

Audio

Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian

Audio

Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Russian

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Subtitles

English

Cast & Crew

Director

Jaak Kilmi

Director

Jaak Kilmi

Director

Jaak Kilmi

Starring

Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjaninov, Esko Salminen

Starring

Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjaninov, Esko Salminen

Starring

Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjaninov, Esko Salminen

Producer

Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)

Producer

Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)

Producer

Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)

Scriptwriter

Martin Algus

Scriptwriter

Martin Algus

Scriptwriter

Martin Algus

Editor

Tambet Tasuja

Editor

Tambet Tasuja

Editor

Tambet Tasuja

Cinematographer

Aigars Sermukšs

Cinematographer

Aigars Sermukšs

Cinematographer

Aigars Sermukšs

Cast & Crew

Director

Jaak Kilmi

Starring

Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjaninov, Esko Salminen

Producer

Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)

Scriptwriter

Martin Algus

Editor

Tambet Tasuja

Cinematographer

Aigars Sermukšs

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Awards & Festivals

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  • Estonian Film Days in Berlin (Germany), 2017

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