If the forbidden love of Brokeback Mountain had you by the neck hairs, then you’ll understand why LGBTQ+ audiencesare excited for Firebird; the gay love story set amidst the Cold War.

Ah yes, as much as we fantasize about sexy soldiers hooking up in the barracks, it’s not exactly straight-forward in real life…

The two soldiers are “driven by their undeniable attraction” and attempt to “navigate the precarious line between love and friendship at a time when Soviet men in uniform caught having a sexual affair was met with the severest punishment.”

Out actor Tom Prior will play soldier Sergey, “who embarks on a clandestine sexual affair with Roman, a charismatic fighter pilot on an Air Force Base in occupied Estonia; at the height of 1970’s Communist rule.”

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Driven by their “undeniable attraction” the pair attempt to “navigate the precarious line between love and friendship at a time when Soviet men in uniform caught having a sexual affair was met with the severest punishment.”

But when being together comes at the risk of their freedom – and indeed their lives – will this love story have a happy ending? You’ll need to head to cinemas to find out!

Firebird is out in the UK and the US now. Watch the trailer below:

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