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Disco and Atomic War

Cold War. Hot desires.

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Duration78 min.
LanguageEstonian
StatusReleased
Release DateApr 10, 2009

Overview

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.

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

Kiur Aarma

Kiur Aarma

Narrator (voice)

Jaak Kilmi

Jaak Kilmi

Narrator (voice)

Alo Kõrve

Alo Kõrve

Narrator (voice)

Jaan Tootsen

Jaan Tootsen

Narrator (voice)

Liina Vahtrik

Liina Vahtrik

Narrator (voice)

Eduard Toman

Eduard Toman

Narrator (voice)

Gerda Viira

Urve

Oskar Vuks

Jaak

Toomas Pool

Toomas

Jaan-Joosep Puusaag

Joosep

Einar Kotka

Young Nikolai

Aleksandr Aug

Joosep's Father

Birgit Veemaa

Joosep's Mother

Esko Salminen

Self - Historian

Sakari Kiuru

Self - Finnish TV Former Head

Arvo Sildnik

Self - TV Engineer

Edward Lucas

Self - Writer

Hagi Shein

Self - Sociologist

Georgi G. Potchepstov

Self - Media Researcher

Voldemar Lindström

Self - Soviet Estonian TV Program Director

Nikolai Haug

Self - Inventor

Åke Blomqvist

Self (archive footage)

Ami Aspelund

Self (archive footage)

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

Self (archive footage)

Karl Vaino

Self (archive footage)

Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Panda Nikander

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Teija Sopanen

Teija Sopanen

Self (archive footage)

Urho Kekkonen

Urho Kekkonen

Self (archive footage)

Väinö Purje

Self (archive footage)

Yuri Andropov

Yuri Andropov

Self (archive footage)

Lieko Zachovalová

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Aivar Võimre

Self (archive footage)

Mauno Koivisto

Self (uncredited)

Arnold Rüütel

Arnold Rüütel

Self (uncredited)