Baltic Storm (2003)

Director:

Reuben Leder

Writers:

Reuben Leder (written by)
Jutta Rabe (story) ...

Release Date:

16 October 2003 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

From beyond a watery grave, a story of secrets and lies.

Plot:

A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.

Plot Keywords:

Ferry | Baltic Sea | Pentagon | Disaster | Press Conference

Cast

Greta Scacchi	...	Julia Reuter
Jürgen Prochnow	...	Erik Westermark
Donald Sutherland	...	Lou Aldryn
Dieter Laser	...	Gehrig
Jürgen Schornagel	...	Jan Peters
Barbara Schöne	...	Ingrid Peters
Rein Oja	...	Captain Arvo Kallas
Herb Andress	...	Juri Roos
Birgit Stein	...	Tiina Ronk
Thure Riefenstein	...	Mika Galt
Francis Fulton-Smith	...	Markus Dackel (as Francis Fulton Smith)
Jürgen Tarrach	...	Gregor Karpatitsch
Andreas Günther	...	Rock Weber (as Andreas Guenther)
Patrizia Moresco	...	Elke Groat
Michael Schreiner	...	Dr. Sergei Raspoff

Also Known As:

Code: Baltic Storm (Germany) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:113 min | Germany:110 min (TV version)

Country:

Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (w)

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Top Story Filmproduktion GmbH

Trivia:

The Fishguard-Rosslare ferry was used during filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: The blades of the helicopter behind Lou Aldryn move again despite having stopped completely only seconds before.

Movie Connections:

Features "Tagesschau" (1952)

Very poignant and relevant exploration of a real life tragedy

In 1994, the passenger ferry "Estonia" sank in the waters of 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 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 puppeteer who perhaps has all the answers. The film is tense, emotional, beautifully shot -- a gripping political thriller.