The voice that rebuilt a nation hid a marriage in ruins.
Unforgettable melodies, unique timbre and a memorable, soul-stirring voice. A mystery for women and authority for men, his talent was revered by the highest ranks of the Soviet Union and millions of ordinary people. Georg Ots took the stage when a huge country was recovering from the horrors of war, and his voice returned them faith in a bright future. Few people know what his life was really like.
Acting
Matvere channels Ots's charisma and crushing loneliness.
Score
Live opera performances that will wreck you emotionally.
Director
Peeter Simm
Marko Matvere
Georg
Anastasiya Makeeva
Asta
Renārs Kaupers
Caesar
Tõnu Kark
Karl
Elle Kull
Lydia
Mirtel Pohla
Margot
Karin Touart
Ilona
Rein Oja
Richard
Aleksandr Okunev
Nikolajev
Sergey Fetisov
Krustshev
Bert Raudsep
Artist
Jevgeni Gaitšuk
Stage Director
Indrek Taalmaa
Talesh
Jassi Zahharov
Kuusik
Ülle Kaljuste
Colleague at the Theater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marko Matvere performed all his own singing, training for months with Ots's actual vocal coach.
Georg Ots was so beloved in the USSR that cosmonauts took his recordings into space; the film deliberately never shows this fame from his perspective.
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