• human rights/social issues ,
  • Documentary films, over 30 min
2022 | 84 min

Golden Land

Kultainen maa

Details

When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors' land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his family’s safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, a self-declared state in East Africa. As Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong.

Festivals: Göteborg 2022 (Nordic Documentary Competition)
 
DIRECTOR: Inka Achté
SCREENWRITERS: Inka Achté, Hanna Karppinen
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jarkko Virtanen
EDITING: Magnus Svensson
SOUND DESIGN: Ambolt Audio
MUSIC: Sander S. Olsen, Are Åberg, Jørgen Meyer
PRODUCER: Liisa Karpo
PRODUCTION COMPANY: napafilms
SALES: Cat&Docs

Director

Inka Achté

is a documentary filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience working in the film and TV industries. She has also worked as a festival programmer, consultant and tutor within creative documentary. She holds an MA in Documentary Directing from the National Film and Television School in the UK. Achté is a consultant and strategist for Raina Film Festival Distribution.

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Contact

Arttu Manninen

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films

• deputy Jan 28, 2022 – Apr 30, 2023
• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• project, travel and material support for international promotion: documentary films

+ 358 44 491 9069