country focus 3
city, country, lake

City and countryside, urban landscapes and natural landscapes: Our surroundings leave an impression on us and form the basis for all kinds of life plans, for our understanding of the world – they constitute our identity. These films exemplify the contrasts that can result from our surroundings.

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the trap

film still the trap
Animation, Finland,
direction
Joni Männistö, Janne Kukkonen, JP Saari & Mikko Korhonen

Snow and ice. A father, his daughter, and: Fish.

harvest time

film still harvest time
Fiction, Finland,
direction
Sami Korjus

Anja lives in the countryside together with her husband and her two sons. While she works on the field, he is slacking off, drinking and nagging. Until one day, she’s had enough and snaps.

2b

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Fiction, Finland,
direction
Henri Savolainen

Strange impressions of the everyday life of an apartment block’s residents.

trees and such

film still trees and such
Fiction, Finland,
direction
Markus Lehmusruusu

A man in a grey city. A film about a world disenfranchised from nature.

how to pick berries

film still how to pick berries
Documentary, Finland,
direction
Elina Talvensaari

In the swamps of northern Finland, visitors from a distant place appear. They stir something up within the local residents. This film explores the Finnish mentality and exposes the absurdities of globalised capitalism.

the fascist

film still the fascist
Fiction, Finland,
direction
Taneli Mustonen

A policewoman gets a lecture in fascism, when all she was going to do was issue a ticket.

old man and the lady

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Documentary, Finland,
direction
Markku Heikkinen

In a remote village in the rural Kainuu region, close to the Russian border, 73-year-old Seppo takes care of 102-year-old Linda. An introduction into a life that is about to vanish forever.

pressure

film still pressure
Animation, Finland,
direction
Markus Tervola

A clerk lets his daily stress go to his head. Which is about to make him explode. Or is it?