The Helsinki Effect
An essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.
An essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.
Shot over five tumultuous years, the film traces activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi’s journey in tandem with the region’s steady deterioration.
The government imposes a law of oblivion to punish offenders. Those who commit one of the nine major crime are tried under this law and, when they die, their personal belongings and corpses are ground in the grinding factory, and their traces are completely erased from life.
A death reunites three old friends whose paths have diverged over the years. Оne has a teaching job in Mexico, another lives a lower-middle-class life, and the third is financially ruined.
Aurora, the daughter of a religious leader, travels with her husband Joonas to celebrate their wedding anniversary with her parents and the congregation.
Not willing to accept that his glorious life as the "King of the violin" is over, Caliu starts the journey of reinventing himself. Traveling back and forth between present struggles and the old, golden days, music is the only constant in Caliu's life.
Old Mr. Lãzãrescu is suddenly sick and the neighbours call the ambulance. The dying man is shuttled from hospital to hospital as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.
Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!