The Helsinki Effect
6.9
“The meaningless conference that changed everything...”
The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was the starting point for the slow but sure collapse of communist authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe. The Helsinki Effect offers new perspectives on the events of the Cold War. The film tells the story of the CSCE process, which had a major impact on the end of the Cold War, and sheds light on secret top-level discussions behind closed doors, through voice simulations using artificial intelligence.
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Arthur Franck
Narrator (voice)
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Arthur Franck Director · Markus Leppälä Editor
First release February 21, 2025 · Produced in Finland, Germany, Norway · Languages English, Finnish, French, Russian
Production
Polygraf
Production
Kloos & Co.
Production
Indie Film AS
Production
Finland · Germany · Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Finnish
Spoken on screen
English · Finnish · French · Russian
Release dates
Finland · February 21, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
March 24, 2025 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
Germany
June 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 5, 2025 · Premiere · Baltic Sea Docs
Norway
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
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