Synopsis
A different history of the Cold War: how Estonians under Soviet tyranny began to feel the breeze of freedom when a group of anonymous dreamers successfully used improbable methods to capture the Finnish television signal, a window into Western popular culture, brave but harmless warriors who helped change the fate of an entire nation.
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Cast
- Kiur AarmaNarrator (voice)
- Jaak KilmiNarrator (voice)
- Alo KõrveNarrator (voice)
- Jaan TootsenNarrator (voice)
- Liina VahtrikNarrator (voice)
- Eduard TomanNarrator (voice)
- Gerda ViiraUrve
- Oskar VuksJaak
- Toomas PoolToomas
- Jaan-Joosep PuusaagJoosep
Recommendations
- 75
New York Post
Now it can be told. The erotic film "Emmanuelle" helped end the Cold War. That's one tasty tidbit from Disco and Atomic War, a subversively funny documentary. - 70
Village Voice
If another contemporary nonfiction film makes a better case for the still-controversial tactic of blending scripted scenes into factual footage, I haven't seen it. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Although like the Cold War itself, the film does drag on at times, "Disco" really is a delight. - 60
Movieline
It's difficult to get a firm grip on most of what Disco and Atomic War, constructed in a mish-mash collage style, has to offer. - 60
Time Out
The fancifulness wears out its welcome, though, and you often wish the film would treat its subject with a bit more seriousness. - 60
The New York Times
Disco and Atomic War describes propaganda battles between the Soviet Union and the West, with Estonian Communist officials charged to gain the upper hand, but they were helpless amid the onslaught. - 40
New York Daily News
Director Jaak Kilmi's remembrance of growing up under Soviet rule never tries to be anything more than a curiosity.
