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Days of Wonder

2025 · 87 min

A quiet, reflective documentary that feels like a gentle conversation with a ghost, blending melancholy and warmth.

Directed by: Karin Pennanen
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Markku Pennanen

Overview: Once a beloved playmate of her childhood, Markku had withdrawn into solitude, devoting his life to inner freedom and creativity rather than the expectations of society. Now his voice returns – sometimes playful, sometimes wounded, always searching – guiding Karin through his life’s work and opening space for an unusual collaboration between the living and the dead.

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Directed by: Karin Pennanen
Genres: Documentary, Music
Starring: Markku Pennanen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
art
memory
identity
grief
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary, music
Directed by: Karin Pennanen
Written by: Karin Pennanen
Starring: Markku Pennanen
Music: Markku Pennanen
Cinematography: Pietari Peltola, Ville Tanttu
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish, Swedish

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