If feature filmmakers had dared to invent the inspiring story of "The Singing Revolution," they likely would be dissed by cynical critics as simplistic at best, schmaltzy at worst.

The title refers to the Estonian independence movement, incubated through the country's stifled years as a Soviet satellite, when the sole outlet for the n ...

The Singing Revolution was a movement that would, in the last days, pave the way to bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, and Estonians to their feet. After nearly 50 years of murder, torture, ...