Baltic Storm

Baltic Storm tells the story of a courageous journalist out to find the truth about a multi-government cover-up. It is a great movie with a tightly-paced script and direction. It poses the question, ever more pertinent given today's politics, what do our governments cover up in the name of protecting the world's balance of power? What information is too sensitive to be public, and to whom is the truth owed? The filmmakers did an excellent job of making powerful arguments for both the protagonists and the villains. You couldn't help but feel for the Russian operative trying to provide for his grandson, and his argument about protecting Russia's patrimony was moving. It is rare that a film can truly help you to understand the mindset of someone responsible for something as abhorrent as the sinking of the Estonia. And Donald Sutherland and Jurgen Prochnow turned in fantastic performances

The thing I most appreciated about Baltic Storm was that the film enabled me to see this tragedy from several different perspectives. From the perspective of the survivors, the community, and the perpetrators. This film shows the dangers of blind patriotism, and some people in our adminstration would do well to see it. The acting is intense and the pace is relentless. Highly recommended.

I bought this on the strength of the 2 reviews posted here and after seeing a docu on Discovery about the Estonia, but believe me when I say this film is absolutely atrocious !! The acting is dire, how the 3 main actors got involved amazes me - were they short of money? The story is, despite the controversy surrounding the sinking, absolute fantasy on a grand scale. Sure there are some premises here invovling a possible explosion etc but COME ON !!
Avoid this disaster at ALL costs !!

Reuben Leder's film reminds me of the fact-based political thrillers of Costa-Gavras--films such as "Z" or "Missing." Ordinary people become entangled in the dangerous intrigues of competing intelligence services. Juergen Prochnow and Greta Scacchi are excellent, and Donald Sutherland is his usual brilliant self. The great human tragedy at the center of this movie is real, and Leder keeps the tension before, during, and after the event at a high level. I heartily recommend this film.

In 1994, the passenger ferry "Estonia" sank in the waters off the North Sea on a journey from Tallin, Estonia to Stockholm, Sweden. The disaster was quickly ruled to be the result of natural causes. However, a German journalist spent the next ten years investigating the tragedy, and came up with evidence that the ship was carrying arms and contraband from the remains of the former USSR to be sold on the black market in Stockholm. The movie chronicles this reporter's quest for the truth. Greta Scacchi brings heart and guts to her performance as the journalist, and Jurgen Prochnow delivers a poignant portrayal of a survivor of the tragedy united with the reporter as they search for answers. Donald Sutherland plays a mysterious figure who perhaps has all the answers. The film is tense, emotional, beautifully shot -- a gripping political thriller.