THE HELSINKI EFFECT
synopsis
The Helsinki Effect is an all-archival essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. Based on hundreds of hours of archival footage, the film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.
| international title: | The Helsinki Effect |
| original title: | The Helsinki Effect |
| working title: | Showtime in Helsinki |
| country: | Finland, Germany, Norway |
| sales agent: | Rise and Shine World Sales |
| year: | 2025 |
| genre: | documentary |
| directed by: | Arthur Franck |
| film run: | 88' |
| screenplay: | Arthur Franck |
| film editing: | Markus Leppälä, Arthur Franck |
| music: | Uno Helmersson, Patrik Andrén |
| producer: | Sandra Enkvist, Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén, Stefan Kloos, Anja Dziersk, Thorvald Nilsen |
| production: | Polygraf, Kloos & Co. Medien, Indie Film as, YLE |
| backing: | Finnish Film Foundation - Suomen Elokuvasäätiö, NFI - Norwegian Film Institute/Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, AVEK Audiovisual Center (FI), Western Norway Filmcenter (NO), Fritt Ord (NO), Föreningen Konstsamfundet (FI) |
