Birds of Paradise
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The events of the film take place in the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. It is forbidden to listen to foreign radio stations, it is not safe to voice one’s opinions in front of strangers. Words of truth are spoken only in private kitchens behind the curtained windows. The KGB tap phones, survey the ‘unreliable’ and consistently step by step destroy all forms of decent. The protagonists challenge the inhumane state machine, putting on stake their very lives and proving that nothing and nobody can stop a person who is on his way to achieve a true freedom.
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Cast
16 people
Andrey Kuzichev
Сергей Голобородько
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Oksana Akinshina
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Oleg Yankovsky
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Egor Pazenko
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Serhii Romaniuk
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Vadym Skurativskyi
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Valentyn Tomusiak
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Vitold Janpavlis
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Svitlana Shtanko
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Sergey Siplivyy
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Alla Sergiyko
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Aleksandr Kryzhanivsjkyj
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Malchik Moy
Roman Balayan Director · Rustam Ibragimbekov Screenplay
First release April 1, 2008 · Produced in Ukraine · Original title Райские птицы
Production
Sota Cinema Group
Production
Ukraine
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Languages
Original title
Райские птицы
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Ukraine · April 1, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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