THE HELSINKI EFFECT
Finland, Germany, Norway / 2025 / 87'
THE HELSINKI EFFECT
The Cold War was frozen solid when world leaders from East and West met in Helsinki in the summer of 1975 to discuss security and cooperation. A political chess game with world peace at stake, played by everyone: Ford, Brezhnev, Wilson, Honecker, Trudeau, Palme, Ceaușescu and Tito. Based on hundreds of hours of archival footage documenting the three-day conference in great detail and on newly declassified transcripts of high-level conversations, this witty, entertaining and insightful film also uncovers how the Helsinki conference came to have a profound impact on the world – and how it resonates today in a troubled world, 50 years later.
Director: Arthur Franck
Script: Arthur Franck
Editing: Markus Leppälä, Arthur Franck
Sound: Yngve Leidulv Sætre
Music: Uno Helmersson, Patrik Andrén
Production: Polygraf, Sandra Enkvist, Arthur Franck
Co-production: Kloos & Co, Stefan Kloos, Anja Dziersk / Indie Film Bergen, Thorvald Nilsen
Selected Filmography:
- The Hypnotist / Olliver Hawk (2019)
- Non Local Domain (2017)
- I am Walker (2016)
- MTV3doc: Öljystä uusiutuviin (2011)
- Ruuhka (2010)
- Kiinnipitäminen – Ikämieskiekkoilijat puhuvat rakkaudesta (2007)
Festivals & Awards:
CPH:DOX, Denmark (2025), DOK FEST, Germany (2025)
Screening:
August 28 / 20:30 / Suli an
Tickets:
- Buy tickets for live screening HERE.
This film is part of the Moral Approach Award Program
