Synopsis: |
In the autumn of 2002, the fifty head cattle of Junkkonen farm are taken away by a slaughter truck, and the cowshed falls silent. The wheels of development turn, but two middle-aged people are left behind. The small municipality of Oulunsalo is planning to build factories and industrial parks next to the airfield, as well as a road that would chop up the farmers’ fields. The old way of living is dying. The Junkkonens are leading a quiet life and contemplating the future. When their youngest child falls seriously ill the family awakes and reprioritises everything. The documentary is director Mervi Junkkonen’s journey to her birthplace and to the history that she will not continue.
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Festivals: |
Tampere International Short Film Festival, 9.–13.3.2005
Nordisk Panorama, Bergen, Norway, 23.–28.9.2005
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, 7.–13.10.2005
Filmmaker Film Festival – Doc10, Milan, Italy, 22.–28.11.2005
IDFA, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 24.11.–4.12.2005
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 17.–22.1.2006
The Magnificent Seven, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, 26.–29.1.2006
Women´s Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 6.–14.4.2006
Flahertiana International Documentary Festival, Perm, Russia, 3.–10.5.2006
2006 Green Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, 4.–10.5.2006
Causes publiques, effets privés, Finnish Institute, Paris, France, 16.10.–4.12.2007
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Awards & Prizes: |
Tampere International Short Film Festival, 9.–13.3.2005
Risto Jarva Prize
State Quality Award, 17.8.2005
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan, 7.–13.10.2005
Award of Excellence
Filmmaker Film Festival, Milan, Italy, 22.–28.11.2005
Second Prize (shared)
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