Disco and Atomic War (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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | et |
| Popularity | 3.767 |
Directed By
Jaak Kilmi
Crew
Jaak Kilmi
Jaak Kilmi
Kiur Aarma
Karin Karu
Liisi Eesmaa
Manfred Vainokivi
Lauri Laasik
Margus Karu
Marju Lepp
Piret Lepik
Vello Kilmi
Asko Kase
Helina Risti
Horret Kuus
Margus Johansson
Jaak Kilmi
Kiur Aarma
Kristjan Svirgsden
Taina West
Ardo Ran Varres
Olger Bernadt
Annika Sucksdorff
Aleksi Bardy
Lili Pilt
Merit Kask
TOP CAST
Kiur Aarma
Narrator (voice)
Jaak Kilmi
Narrator (voice)
Alo Kõrve
Narrator (voice)
Jaan Tootsen
Narrator (voice)
Liina Vahtrik
Narrator (voice)
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
Self (archive footage)
Karl Vaino
Self (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev
Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Self (archive footage)
Panda Nikander
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Teija Sopanen
Self (archive footage)
Urho Kekkonen
Self (archive footage)
Väinö Purje
Self (archive footage)
Yuri Andropov
Self (archive footage)
Lieko Zachovalová
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Aivar Võimre
Self (archive footage)
Mauno Koivisto
Self (uncredited)
Arnold Rüütel
Self (uncredited)
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