If you're thing is seeing quality documentaries about well kept secrets, 'The Singing Revolution' is the film for you. The film focuses on the tiny nation of Estonia (located in the Baltics,south of Finland),who dealt with hundreds of years of political oppression, from neighboring countries (Poland,Russia,Germany---especially during World War 2). Despite not having a military,the people of Estonia kept their heads about them by celebrating their culture,especially their music (Estonia has a rich legacy of more folk music than any other European country). A good block of this film concerns a yearly music festival,where performers & audience are truly the same thing). After seeing this astonishing documentary,and how the people of this country dealt with oppression from the Nazi's, as well as the Soviet Union thru their music, I exited the cinema with my head in the clouds. It is a very well written (taken from the book of the same name) & directed account of the human spirit & overcoming obstacles. If this film is playing in your area, by all means, don't miss it!
Review of The Singing Revolution
