CinemaOSMovie · 2022 · 1h 19m

Mother Land

A Year on the Sacred Mountain

60%(1)IMDbDocumentary

When filmmaker Mari Soppela took her children and husband to live for a year on a sacred mountain in her native Finland, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream to share the arctic wilderness of her childhood with her family. But when years later her children turn the camera onto her, she is forced to confront her motivation for filming their lives in this searching and searingly honest cinematic exploration of identity, belonging and motherhood. Filmed over the course of 27 years, Mother Land challenges us all to examine the landscapes we carry within us and the narratives we create to make sense of our lives.

Directed byMari Soppela

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
FI
Released
February 2, 2022
Studios
LPMA ProductionsCinatura

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Mari Soppela

Self / Narrator (voice)

Ilari Anemaet

Self

Sanna Anemaet

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Mari Soppela
Written by
Mari Soppela
Produced by
Leo Anemaet
Mari Soppela

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