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Homecoming and Once Upon A Time In A Forest

The 3 Rooms Of Melancholia (Melancholian 3 Huonetta) (Country: Finland; Year: 2004; Director: Pirjo Honkasalo; Writer: Pirjo Honkasalo; Stars: Pirkko Saisio)

A portrait of children in war.

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

A personal story about the return of Sámi artefacts — long held in a museum — to their homeland.

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

Once Upon A Time In A Forest (Country: Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Virpi Suutari)

Biodiversity and generation gaps collide in a politically urgent and thoughtful film about two young activists' fight to save the vast Finnish forests.

Full Review