Disco and Atomic War
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  • Summary: This film recounts how in the mid 1980's, the nation of Estonia still lay firmly in the grip of the Soviet Union, and the repressive authorities controlled virtually all aspects of Estonian life. The totalitarian government's power was derived in no small part from their ability to censor cultural life and keep Western culture on the other side of the border. Rock and Roll was but a rumor and the only television shows on the air were dreary propaganda. But one day everything changed. Just a few miles across the border in Finland, a huge new television antenna was built that broadcast western signals in all directions--including directly into the heart of the Talinn, the capital of Estonia. (Icarus Films) … Expand

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    Nov 12, 2010
    75
    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.
  2. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    Nov 9, 2010
    60
    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.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Nov 11, 2010
    60
    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.
  4. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Nov 10, 2010
    60
    The fancifulness wears out its welcome, though, and you often wish the film would treat its subject with a bit more seriousness.

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