Movie
The Dissidents
20171h 30m5.7 / 10
In Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn the free world is not all it's cracked up to be.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Dissidents was released February 17, 2017. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
In Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn the free world is not all it's cracked up to be.
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Cast
Märt PiusRalf Tamm
Karl-Andreas KalmetMario Viik
Veiko PorkanenEinar Kotkin "Meathead"
Esko SalminenLars-Jukka Lampinen
Julia BerngardtRita
Tõnu KarkGrandpa
Henrik KalmetMario's Brother
Helena ValkeeNeighbour LadyCredits
- Directed by
- Jaak Kilmi
- Written by
- Martin Algus
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Estonian
- Original title
- Sangarid
- Budget
- $1.2M
Production
MRP Matila Röhr ProductionsFinland
Taska FilmEstonia- Film Angels StudioLatvia
Themes
escapeestoniaeuropeiron curtainscandinaviathief