72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Melancholian 3 huonetta / The Three Rooms of Melancholia / The Three Rooms of Melancholia

Pirjo Honkasalo
Finland-Denmark-Sweden-Germany
Synopsis
Chechenya is immersed in a never-ending war and children suffer the consequences. On Kronstadt Island, off Saint Petersburg, a military academy was founded for orphaned boys. There they are trained as soldiers, having it instilled upon them that their enemies are the Chechens. In Chechenya, Xhadizhat Gataeva acts as mother to 63 children gathered from among the ruins of the war-torn city of Grozny.
Director
Pirjo Honkasalo
Screenplay
Pirjo Honkasalo
Photography
Pirjo Honkasalo
Edition
Nils Pagh Andersen, Pirjo Honkasalo
Music
Sanna Salmenkallio
Cast
Narratzailea / Narrated by / Narrador Pirkko Saisio
Running Time
106 m.
Country
Finland-Denmark-Sweden-Germany
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