The Helsinki Effect

In his latest film, Arthur Franck tells the story and prehistory of the 1975 CSCE Final Conference. The conference brought together the President of the United States, the leader of the Soviet Union, and all other countries of Western Europe and the Warsaw Pact. The aim was to reshape relations between East and West. Looking back, the treaty agreed upon there marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War.The film is composed entirely of archival footage and offers top-class viewing. Bjarne Mädel is the German narrator. You can find the film in the ARD Mediathek.