On October 9, 2025, the series premiered on Netflix Boots (in the Russian translation "Salagi") — is a series about a young man who enlists in the military during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era and is searching for his identity. If, like the author of this article, you have a slight weakness for men in uniform, then you’ll love our selection of films where military service and gay romance intersect in the most touching—and sometimes tragic—stories.
From a Soviet pilot who risks his life for love to an instructor who hides his true identity—these films prove that true intimacy can break through even the strictest regulations and the walls of a barracks.
We do not provide direct links to movies, but many of them can be found on popular online movie streaming sites. Some are available with Russian dubbing, and some with Russian subtitles.
Firebird (Firebird)
Homeland, duty, and forbidden love, set to the sound of marches.
The Cold War, the USSR. A young aviator named Sergei (Tom Prior) falls in love with fighter pilot Roman (Oleg Zagorodny). Their romance isn’t just forbidden—it could get them killed. The film is based on the memoirs of a real person, Sergei Fetisov.
Yossi & Jagger
The Israeli border: two forms, one feeling.
Commander Yossi (Ohad Knoller) and Lieutenant Jagger (Yehuda Levi) lead a platoon to the Israeli-Lebanese border. Their love is a secret even to their fellow soldiers. As shells explode all around them, they try to hold on to the very thing that makes life worth living.
Eismeyer
When military regulations come face to face with the truth about themselves.
Austria. Major Eismeier (Gerhard Liebmann) is a tough drill sergeant who suppresses his own sexuality. Everything falls apart when Mario (Luka Dimic), an openly gay man, joins the unit. Out of hatred grows the very thing he has feared his entire life.
Tom of Finland
From war to art, from fear to freedom.
The story of artist Touko Laaksonen (Pekka Strang), better known as Tom of Finland. After World War II, he returns to a country where homosexuality is a crime and begins drawing men who would later become symbols of queer culture.
Moffie
South Africa during the apartheid era: Being yourself was more dangerous than being on the front lines.
Nicholas (Kai Luke Brammer) is a young soldier hiding his sexual orientation in the army during the Border War. When he grows close to another soldier, Andris (Ryan de Villiers), fear and desire become inseparable.
Burning Blue
A romance on an aircraft carrier and an investigation where more than just a career is at stake.
Two U.S. Navy lieutenants, Dan Meyer (Cam Gigandet) and Billy Brandt (Rob Mace), find themselves at the center of an internal investigation. Their feelings are caught between military discipline and American paranoia.
Love in the Countryside
Vietnam, bullets, mud, and the love between two sergeants.
Ian Alexander (David Garber) and John Reese (Michael Southworth) are trying to survive their mission while keeping their relationship alive. Against the backdrop of a war where everything loses its value, it is their bond that gives everything meaning.
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