A People’s Radio – Ballads from a Wooded Country (2021)
Overview
A People’s Radio – Ballads from a Wooded Country is a carnivalesque portrayal of the Finnish landscape of the soul and abode. The short film is based on the iconic YLE programme “People’s Radio”, and its visual material has been created by the road movie method of driving across summery Finland. The film paints a panorama of what Finland looks like today. Its narration progresses through humour into civic anarchy, ultimately also towards the longing for human connection.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 0.971 |
Directed By
Virpi Suutari
Crew
Teresa Sadik-Ogli
Tuomas Skopa
Iiro Rantala
Virpi Suutari
Martti Suosalo
Jussi Rautaniemi
Ville Färm
Ville Färm
Teresa Sadik-Ogli
Iiro Rantala
Ida Elina
Heikki Färm
Mikko Leinonen
Virpi Suutari
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