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The intentions behind Firebird are sincere even if the execution favours the melodramatic.
Full reviewAt the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
The intentions behind Firebird are sincere even if the execution favours the melodramatic.
Full reviewThe film’s exploration of love, courage and the price of speaking your truth is as timely as it’s ever been...
Full reviewThere are clichés and then there are only clichés, and Firebird is suffocated by them.
Full reviewThis ostensibly heart-rending tale of forbidden love hardens into something generic and prefabricated.
Full reviewIt’s a deeply felt tale made more so by the inherently dicey, if not impossible, nature of Sergey and Roman’s love.
Full reviewPrior and Zagorodnii are both so watchable, and their chemistry so electric, that it’s easy to get swept away in their romance. Historical accuracy be damned.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Firebird in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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