The FilmMost people don’t think about singing when they think about revolution. But song was the weapon of choice when Estonians sought to free them- selves from decades of Soviet occupation. The Singing Revolution is an inspiring account of one nation’s dramatic rebirth. It is the story of humankind’s irrepressible drive for freedom and self-determination.
The Singing Revolution documents how, between 1987 and 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to listen to protest speeches, risking their lives to proclaim their desire for independence. The revolutionary songs they created anchored Estonia’s struggle for freedom, which was ultimately accomplished without the loss of a single life. “Imagine the scene in Casablanca in which the French patrons sing La Marseillaise in defiance of the Germans: then multiply its power by a factor of thousands, and you’ve only begun to imagine the force of The Singing Revolution.” —The New York Times For Teachers
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