Mialkoda 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 me since I lived in Estonia when these events took place, but it is written horribly and fails to capture the attention of someone who knows nothing on the matter. The music choices do not flow well with the movie, it seems as if someone just turned a CD player on in the background to put the actors "in the mood". The acting... well, what acting? The only people acting are Jürgen Prochnow and Donald Sutherland, even though Prochnow seems uncomfortable in this role. As far as the relationship development goes between Erik Westermark (Jürgen Prochnow) and Julia Reuter (Greta Scacchi), it is like watching a train wreck. There is absolutely no chemistry and it is painful to witness their "sincere moments." This is not a good movie. There is a difference between trying to get a message out (could've been a documentary!) and trying to make a good movie. This is a failure and anyone here who says otherwise makes me wonder if they are trying to promote it. As a matter of fact, as a native of Estonia I am offended by this miserable effort. This tragedy deserves more than just a homemade low-budget ghost chase excuse of a movie. This could have been much more!

glbeck59 "Baltic Storm" dramatizes and brings to the fore the 'why's and wherefores' behind a little known tragedy -- the sinking of the ferryboat 'Estonia' on the Baltic Sea in 1994, a disaster in which 852 people lost their lives. The framing device -- a reporter's search for the truth, along with a survivor father's search for his missing son, presumed drowned -- allows the viewer to understand the geo-political implications that transcends what appears to be a natural tragedy. As Scacchi and Prochnow (both never better) investigate, the answers they glean only bring up more questions which continue to resonate way beyond the particulars of this tragedy. The gloomy light of the Baltic Sea in winter enhances the tension and poignancy of the story. Well acted, (especially the turn by Donald Sutherland as a mysterious 'facilitator'), as well as written and directed, the film is quite moving. Ultimately, it should be judged on its cinematic merits -- not on personalities or differences in the conclusions the film suggests. To view it any other way, only disrespects the memories of the victims.

www4321 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.

Lojsan 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 around 100 where saved.The survivors told about explosions and the proof also told that something wasn't right in the official story about what had happen.This movie is about that and it's quite interesting, but you should not expect any movie like Titanic. This is a movie which have been done to tell the alternative truth with a low budget.I recommend this movie to all you out there which don't buy all the crap politicians and other high people tells us.