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The Woodcutter Story

2022 · 98 min

A quiet, deadpan drift through misfortune, where grim absurdity and strange calm sit side by side and unsettle more than they explain.

Directed by
Mikko Myllylahti
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Jarkko Lahti, Iivo Tuuri, Hannu-Pekka Björkman
Tagline
Hope is always an option
Overview
An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.

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Directed by
Mikko Myllylahti
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Jarkko Lahti, Iivo Tuuri, Hannu-Pekka Björkman
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • grief
  • survival
  • faith
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour5
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, mystery
Directed by
Mikko Myllylahti
Written by
Mikko Myllylahti
Starring
Jarkko Lahti, Iivo Tuuri, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Ulla Tapaninen, Marc Gassot, Katja Küttner, Armi Toivanen, Matti Onnismaa
Music
Jonas Struck
Cinematography
Arsen Sarkisiants
Runtime
98 min
Country
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands
Languages
Finnish

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