---
title: 'The Dissidents (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jaak Kilmi'
released: '2017-02-15'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Latvia'
  - 'Estonia'
  - 'Finland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dissidents-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6025806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Dissidents (2017)

2017 · 90 min · Comedy, Action · Latvia, Estonia, Finland

Original title: Sangarid

## Synopsis

The Dissidents is a 2017 Estonian comedy-action film directed by Jaak Kilmi. The film is about three young men escaping from Soviet Estonia to Sweden via Finland in the 1980s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jaak Kilmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaak-kilmi)
- **Screenplay:** [Martin Algus](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-algus)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Samuli Erkkilä](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuli-erkkila), [Joni Suhonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joni-suhonen)
- **Producer:** [Kristian Taska](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristian-taska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aigars Sērmukšs](https://cinepixo.com/people/aigars-sermukss)
- **Editor:** [Tambet Tasuja](https://cinepixo.com/people/tambet-tasuja)

## Cast

- [Mari-Liis Lill](https://cinepixo.com/people/mari-liis-lill) as Tõlk
- [Taavi Hans Kõlar](https://cinepixo.com/people/taavi-hans-kolar) as Bänd
- [Ulla Virtanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulla-virtanen) as Pirjo
- [Karl-Andreas Kalmet](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-andreas-kalmet) as Mario Viik
- [Laura Kukk](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-kukk) as Telekapoe kassapidaja
- [Tõnu Kark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonu-kark) as Vanaisa
- [Dmitrijs Paless](https://cinepixo.com/people/dmitrijs-paless) as Kapi isa
- [Julia Berngardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-berngardt) as Rita
- [Margus Kobing](https://cinepixo.com/people/margus-kobing) as Miilits
- [Ingrid Margus](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-margus)
- [Dave Benton](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-benton) as Kuubalane
- [Jaanus Lekk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaanus-lekk) as Restoranikülastaja
- [Aake Kalliala](https://cinepixo.com/people/aake-kalliala) as Göran
- [Mihkel Kuusk](https://cinepixo.com/people/mihkel-kuusk) as Bänd
- [Johan Elm](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-elm)

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