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Tale of a Forest

Original title: Metsän tarina
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 15m
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Tale of a Forest (2012)
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A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests.A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests.A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests.

  • Directors
    • Kim Saarniluoto
    • Ville Suhonen
  • Writer
    • Ville Suhonen
  • Stars
    • Turkka Mastomäki
    • Christian Ruotanen
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    • Directors
      • Kim Saarniluoto
      • Ville Suhonen
    • Writer
      • Ville Suhonen
    • Stars
      • Turkka Mastomäki
      • Christian Ruotanen
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Turkka Mastomäki
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    Christian Ruotanen
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      • Kim Saarniluoto
      • Ville Suhonen
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      • Ville Suhonen
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    8/10
    Amazing and unique shots with some Finnish folklore
    This is a short documentary about the forests in Northern Finland and the folklore the Finnish people created.

    The team working on this documentary really knew what they where doing because most of the shots looked amazing! I really liked that they had some unique shots that I hadn't seen before in other documentaries.

    I did feel that the score was a bit overdone and present at times.

    Personally I don't care much for folklore so it didn't add anything for me. Luckily they kept the narration to a minimum so I could just really enjoy the stunning images.

    As somebody who has visited that part of Finland (I'm Dutch) it was really nice to see the stunning environment again so 8/10.
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    • Feb 8, 2015

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    • Release date
      • December 28, 2012 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official sites
      • Nordisk Film (Finland)
      • Official Facebook (Finland)
    • Language
      • Finnish
    • Also known as
      • Povedka o gozdu
    • Filming locations
      • Parikkala, Finland(Exterior)
    • Production company
      • Matila Röhr Productions (MRP)
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      • €185,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $724,248
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      1 hour 15 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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