- Release Date: 2003
- Runtime: 110 min
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Greta Scacchi, Jürgen Prochnow, Donald Sutherland, Dieter Laser ... see all
- Director: Reuben Leder
- Plot: During the night of 27th to 28th September 1994, the Swedish-Estonian ferry ESTONIA sank in the middle of the Baltic Sea. 852 people lost their lives, only 145 were saved.... Read more
User Reviews
Just a correction!
Jul 25, 2006
Benjamin Hedlund - imdb.com
Jul 25, 2006Benjamin Hedlund - imdb.com
Clossius says that "Baltic Storm" is banned in Sweden. That is not correct! Instead you can buy the film almost everywhere, like in gas stations, shopping malls, internet (of course) and so on. Often to a very low price because... Full review
Silly, too long and with super-bad acting...
Jul 07, 2006
Pingo-2 - imdb.com
Jul 07, 2006Pingo-2 - imdb.com
Controversial German journalist Jutta Rabe who herself got divers to the Estonia wreck, put this silly "thriller" together to save her investment.Donald Sutherland is of course always watchable - but he's only in three scenes. He delivers his material perfectly... Full review
What a let down
Jun 15, 2006
sscielzo - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2006sscielzo - imdb.com
I have to admit, I picked this movie just for the cast, and while Sutherland, Scacchi, and Prochnow were - as usual - great performers, the rest of the movie was such a let down. It feels like it was... Full review
Disappointment
May 19, 2006
Mialkoda - imdb.com
May 19, 2006Mialkoda - imdb.com
I admire the effort of trying to reach out to the rest of the world with this tragic story. However, the movie is done SO BADLY that most people I know couldn't sit through it. The movie was relevant to... Full review
Great Film
May 02, 2006
rh86 - imdb.com
May 02, 2006rh86 - imdb.com
A really good film with some fantastic acting, especially Jurgen Prochnow and also should hopefully give audiences greater understanding of the Estonia disaster. Over 800 people died when the ferry sank in 1994 and the official report was not well accepted... Full review
Pretty Awful
Feb 16, 2006
mfsor - imdb.com
Feb 16, 2006mfsor - imdb.com
This music is totally out of touch with the film, showing up now and then as wagnerian bombast and Lone Ranger hurry-up, otherwise nonexistent. The acting, outside of the two principals, is nonexistent. It would have been an excellent student... Full review
Poignant story of the how a disaster resonates long after it's supposedly "over".
Jan 17, 2006
fiji3003 - imdb.com
Jan 17, 2006fiji3003 - imdb.com
I noticed another reviewer saw this movie in Germany. So did I. I was on vacation and was interested in checking out what was playing in English. Therefore, I had no expectations walking into "Baltic Storm". (I had never heard... Full review
An investigative reporter teams up with a bereaved father in an attempt to get at the truth behind the sinking of the 'Estonia', a real life tragedy.
Jan 16, 2006
twink2815 - imdb.com
Jan 16, 2006twink2815 - imdb.com
On a vacation in Germany, we went to the Sony Center in Berlin and caught a screening of "Baltic Storm" in the original English version. I had only vaguely remembered the sinking of the 'Estonia' and was apprehensive that this... Full review
Very poignant and relevant exploration of a real life tragedy
Feb 11, 2005
www4321 - imdb.com
Feb 11, 2005www4321 - imdb.com
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... Full review
Interesting
Aug 25, 2004
Lojsan - imdb.com
Aug 25, 2004Lojsan - imdb.com
The Baltic Storm is a very controversial story which I think have a lot of truth in it. It's about the big catastrophe in 1994 when the ship Estonia sank between Estonia and Sweden. Over 800 people died and only... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 27, 1994Variety
Score is basically bland muzak..... ... Full Review
News
Baltic Storm
mtv.com –
1994-09-28
In an era when at-sea disasters have grown increasingly rare thanks to "foolproof" naval technology, the September 28, 1994 wreck of the ferry boat M/S Estonia raised more than a few eyebrows. ... Full Article

Baltic Storm
