Once Upon a Time in a Forest

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Director:Virpi Suutari
Cast:Ida Korhonen, Minka Virtanen, Otto Snellman, Ville Murmann
Premiere:17. April 2025
Length:94 minutes
Genre:Documentary

Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Havumetsän lapset; Virpi Suutari, 2024, versions: OR,CS,ES, languages: fin

Tento krehký environmentálny dokument z Fínska sleduje skupinu mladých aktivistov, ktorí sa postavia priemyselným gigantom systematicky ničiacim lesy a ohrozujúcim životné prostredie.

Director: Virpi Suutari • Scenario: Virpi Suutari • Haircut: Jussi Rautaniemi • Camera: Jani Kumpulainen, Teemu Liakka • Sound: Olli Huhtanen, Sami Sarhamaa • Music: Sanna Salmenkallio • Cast: Ida Korhonen, Minka Virtanen, Otto Snellman, Ville Murmann, Otso Piitulainen

Once Upon a Time in a Forest, a title referencing the great westerns of our time, is the polar opposite of the genre itself. This fragile environmental documentary from Finland follows a group of young activists who take on the industrial giants who are systematically destroying the forest and threatening the environment. The film stylistically portrays the harmony of the forest, which takes on an almost spiritual quality. The beautiful compositions and alternating film formats are elegantly interwoven with rhythmic editing, bringing forth the tranquility and wisdom of nature, whose importance is often forgotten in these chaotic times. Crystal clear lakes, ancient trees and diverse animals. The film is an empathetic ode to the environment and those who strive to protect it. Director Virpi Suutari constructs an almost fairytale-like narrative teaming with both fluidity and grace - the depiction of nature is warm, hopeful and full with remarkable imagery. Surrender and allow yourself to be carried away.

Length: 94 min

Year: 2024
Local premiere date: 17. April 2025

Country of origin:

  • Finland

Language version:

OR - Original version (finnish)
CS - Czech subtitles
ES - English subtitles
2DOR

25. 1. Saturday

7,00 16:30
2DOR

27. 1. Monday

7,00 20:10

Tento krehký environmentálny dokument z Fínska sleduje skupinu mladých aktivistov, ktorí sa postavia priemyselným gigantom systematicky ničiacim lesy a ohrozujúcim životné prostredie.

Director: Virpi Suutari • Scenario: Virpi Suutari • Haircut: Jussi Rautaniemi • Camera: Jani Kumpulainen, Teemu Liakka • Sound: Olli Huhtanen, Sami Sarhamaa • Music: Sanna Salmenkallio • Cast: Ida Korhonen, Minka Virtanen, Otto Snellman, Ville Murmann, Otso Piitulainen

Once Upon a Time in a Forest, a title referencing the great westerns of our time, is the polar opposite of the genre itself. This fragile environmental documentary from Finland follows a group of young activists who take on the industrial giants who are systematically destroying the forest and threatening the environment. The film stylistically portrays the harmony of the forest, which takes on an almost spiritual quality. The beautiful compositions and alternating film formats are elegantly interwoven with rhythmic editing, bringing forth the tranquility and wisdom of nature, whose importance is often forgotten in these chaotic times. Crystal clear lakes, ancient trees and diverse animals. The film is an empathetic ode to the environment and those who strive to protect it. Director Virpi Suutari constructs an almost fairytale-like narrative teaming with both fluidity and grace - the depiction of nature is warm, hopeful and full with remarkable imagery. Surrender and allow yourself to be carried away.

Year: 2024
Local premiere date: 17. April 2025

Country of origin:

  • Finland

Language version:

OR - Original version (finnish)
CS - Czech subtitles
ES - English subtitles


Programme

2DOR

25. 1. Saturday

K3
7,00 16:30
2DOR

27. 1. Monday

K4
7,00 20:10