Once Upon a Time in a Forest
dir. Virpi Suutari / 2024 / Finland / 93min.
Driven by her love for the forest, 22-year-old Ida becomes the leader of the new Forest Movement, coming face to face with Finnish forest industry giants and confronting generational bias.
Film unfolds as a modern fairy tale in the enchanting embrace of the Finnish forest. We witness young people seamlessly woven into the fabric of nature, swimming in crystalline lakes and reveling in the calm presence of the ancient trees. This idyllic harmony is imperiled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love for the forest, 22-year-old Ida becomes the leader of the new Forest Movement, coming face to face with Finnish forest industry giants and confronting generational bias.
- duration:
- 93 min
- country / year of production:
- Finland / 2024
- director:
- Virpi Suutari
- cinematography:
- Teemu Liakka, Jani Kumpulainen
- producer:
- Virpi Suutari / Euphoria Film
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2023 – Sundance FF, 2023 – IDFA Amsterdam, 2023 – TIFF Toronto
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