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2010
Not Rated
Icarus Films
1 h 20 m

2010
Not Rated
Icarus Films
1 h 20 m

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 oth...

Documentary

Directed By: Jaak Kilmi

Written By: Kiur Aarma, Jaak Kilmi

2010
Not Rated
Icarus Films
1 h 20 m

2010
Not Rated
Icarus Films
1 h 20 m

Disco and Atomic War

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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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 oth...

Documentary

Directed By: Jaak Kilmi

Written By: Kiur Aarma, Jaak Kilmi

Where to Watch

Top Cast

Kiur Aarma

Narrator

Jaak Kilmi

Narrator

Alo Kõrve

Narrator

Jaan Tootsen

Narrator

Liina Vahtrik

Narrator

Eduard Toman

Narrator

Urho Kekkonen

Self - president of Finland

Esko Salminen

Self - Finnish historian, professor of media and communications

Teija Sopanen

Self - Finnish TV hostess

Lieko Zachovalová

Self - Finnish news correspondent to Prague

Sakari Kiuru

Self - former CEO of the Finnish Broadcasting Company

Arvo Sildnik

Self - television engineer

Edward Lucas

Self - the author of 'The New Cold War'

Ami Aspelund

Self

Yuri Andropov

Self

Hagi Sein

Self - sociologist, former head of the Estonian TV

Georgi G. Potchepstov

Self - media researcher, professor

Leonid Brezhnev

Self

Åke Blomqvist

Self - Finnish dance instructor

Karl Vaino

Self - First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

43% Positive
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57% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

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3 Reviews

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Nov 12, 2010

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.

By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Nov 27, 2010

Although like the Cold War itself, the film does drag on at times, "Disco" really is a delight.

Nov 9, 2010

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.

The New York Times

Nov 11, 2010

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.

By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

Nov 10, 2010

The fancifulness wears out its welcome, though, and you often wish the film would treat its subject with a bit more seriousness.

By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

Nov 9, 2010

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.

By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Nov 12, 2010

Director Jaak Kilmi's remembrance of growing up under Soviet rule never tries to be anything more than a curiosity.

By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Eetriüksus, Helsinki-Filmi

Release Date Nov 12, 2010

Duration 1 h 20 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Documentary

Tagline The story of a totalitarian regime brought down by disco

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Awards

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Warsaw International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Lume International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

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