The Game of Chaos
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The Game of Chaos explores how two decades of cyberattacks, disinformation and grey-zone operations have turned permanent pressure into the new normal for European democracies. Through experts on Europe’s security frontline, the film connects incidents from the 2007 Estonia cyberattacks to today's hybrid operations, showing how they play out in everyday life. It asks a moral rather than a geopolitical question: how long can open societies remain open while living under constant pressure?
DIRECTOR: Ari Matikainen
SCRIPT: Ari Matikainen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tuomo Hutri, Kullar Viimne
CO-PRODUCERS: Kiur Aarma / Traumfabrik (Estonia), Ian Davies / Initialize Films (UK), ARTE
PRODUCER: Ari Matikainen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Kinocompany
Director
Ari Matikainen
Ari Matikainen is a Jussi Prize–winning Finnish director, screenwriter and producer, and the founder of Kinocompany Finland. His documentaries Russian Libertine (2012) and War & Peace of Mind (2016) were both nominated for Best Finnish Documentary. He produced The Unforgiven (2017), which premiered at CPH:DOX, and, as producer and screenwriter of Rodeo (2018), received the award for Best Estonian Film Script. His most recent documentaries are Karpo – The Journalist (2020) and Spy from a Distance (2024). He is an EAVE graduate, and his current work focuses on strategic communication, hybrid warfare and information influence.
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