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Docs Ireland · 2024

Docs Ireland 2024

Focus on Finland

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3 films · 2 reviews

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The 3 Rooms Of Melancholia (Melancholian 3 Huonetta)

A portrait of children in war.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2004; Director: Pirjo Honkasalo; Writer: Pirjo Honkasalo; Stars: Pirkko Saisio)

Homecoming (Máhccan)

Review preview for Homecoming

This is a quiet and thoughtful film with slowly building power. It will leave you awed by the resilience of its subjects yet angry that they needed it.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A personal story about the return of Sámi artefacts — long held in a museum — to their homeland.

(Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2023; Director: Suvi West, Anssi Kömi; Writer: Suvi West)

Full review See: Interview with Suvi West and Anssi Kömi about Homecoming

Once Upon A Time In A Forest

Review preview for Once Upon A Time In A Forest

It’s a film which uses experimental techniques to explore its themes, delivering something more like poetry than linear storytelling.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Biodiversity and generation gaps collide in a politically urgent and thoughtful film about two young activists' fight to save the vast Finnish forests.

(Country: Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Virpi Suutari)

Full review