The Dissidents
Sangarid
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.
2017
•
Comedy
The Dissidents
Sangarid
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.
2017
•
Comedy


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!
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!
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
Released
2017
Released
2017
Released
2017
Released
2017
Production company
Taska
Production company
Taska
Production company
Taska
Production company
Taska
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
Cast, crew
Director
Jaak Kilmi
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
Starring
Märt Pius, Karl-Andreas Kalmet, Veiko Porkanen, Henrik Kalmet, Ott Sepp, Marika Barabanštšikova, Tõnu Kark, Andres Dvinjaninov, Esko Salminen
Producers
Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)
Producers
Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)
Producers
Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)
Producers
Kristian Taska, Ilkka Y.L. Matila (co-producer), Jānis Kalējs (co-producer)
Scriptwriter
Martin Algus
Scriptwriter
Martin Algus
Scriptwriter
Martin Algus
Scriptwriter
Martin Algus
Editors
Tambet Tasuja
Editors
Tambet Tasuja
Editors
Tambet Tasuja
Editors
Tambet Tasuja
Cinematographer
Aigars Sermukšs
Cinematographer
Aigars Sermukšs
Cinematographer
Aigars Sermukšs
Cinematographer
Aigars Sermukšs
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.

Awards & Festivals

Estonian Film Days in Berlin (Germany), 2017