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The Man with the Answers
Why this pick
Like Firebird, this is a tender, visually polished queer romance shaped by travel, self-discovery, and the pressure of feelings that are difficult to voice.
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MOVIE2021 1h 47m GBR
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
At 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.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tom Prior
Sergey
Oleg Zagorodnii
Roman
Diana Pozharskaya
Luisa
Henessi Schmidt
Olga
Kaspar Velberg
Pilot Selenov
Carmen Mikiver
army doctor