Equal Dust

Synopsis

Helsinki's streets come alive in November 1983, as NATO conducts a nuclear exercise while the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest entries play in the background. A 12-minute uninterrupted tracking shot captures the city at night, presenting various apocalyptic scenarios. The film shifts perspective to the targets of these imagined events, revealing the thin line between fiction and the reality of nuclear war. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a tense historical moment, blending cultural and military elements.