Canned Dreams (2012)
"Säilöttyjä unelmia" (original title)

A simple can of ravioli propels this spectacular 30,000-kilometre, eight-country journey through all phases of food production and the far flung sources of international ingredients... See full synopsis »

Director:

Katja Gauriloff

Writers:

Katja Gauriloff, Joonas Berghäll,

Stars:

Lise LorenzenAndrzej Biskup, Neuci de Souza, Florentina Dumitru

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lise LorenzenAndrzej Biskup	...	Herself
Neuci de Souza	...	Himself
Florentina Dumitru	...	Himself
Sebastian Laustsen	...	Himself
Kryvochenko Roman	...	Himself
Maria Rosa	...	Herself
Zubareva Valentina	...	Herself
Damitoiv Victor	...	Himself

Storyline

A simple can of ravioli propels this spectacular 30,000-kilometre, eight-country journey through all phases of food production and the far flung sources of international ingredients... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

pork | denmark | slaughterhouse | production | pig | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Ireland Norway Portugal France Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

27 January 2012 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Canned Dreams

Box Office

Budget:

€430,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Final Cut for Real, Al Jazeera English, Arte France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Celebrating the Bloom of Individuality Amidst the Backdrop of Mass-Production

An eight-country tour of the vital ingredients that go into making a can of pre-packaged ravioli. It ducks the usual gross-out exploitative route (though there are a few unavoidable scenes set in an active slaughterhouse) by focusing on the personal stories of individual workers at each location. That shifts the tone from a disturbing stomach-shifter to a real human interest story, spiced with dashes of sadness, contentment, vengeance and yearning. For those of us watching from the comfort of our first world couches, it's a vivid, tangible example of the lives our counterparts lead elsewhere in the world. Captivating, stirring and educational, if occasionally too sentimental and lingering.