The Helsinki
Effect
2025
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Hundreds of hours of archival footage from a historic Cold War summit is rolled out with ironic wit and a sharp political eye for the human drama on the grand, diplomatic stage
Based on hundreds of hours of archival footage and newly declassified transcripts of high-level conversations, director Arthur Franck also uncovers how the Helsinki conference came to have a profound impact on the world – and how it resonates today in a troubled world, 50 years later
