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Elämän äidit

  • 2002
  • 1h 14m
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6.6/10
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Elämän äidit (2002)
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Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio profile members of a family in northern Russia, then revisit them nine years later.Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio profile members of a family in northern Russia, then revisit them nine years later.Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio profile members of a family in northern Russia, then revisit them nine years later.

  • Directors
    • Anastasia Lapsui
    • Markku Lehmuskallio
  • Writers
    • Anastasia Lapsui
    • Markku Lehmuskallio
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    26
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    • Directors
      • Anastasia Lapsui
      • Markku Lehmuskallio
    • Writers
      • Anastasia Lapsui
      • Markku Lehmuskallio
    • 1User review
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      • 2 wins total

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    dinneenofalltrades

    the shifting snows of time

    I wonder why no-one has commented on this film... It is one of the best films I have ever seen... meaning rearranges itself according to the shifting patterns of ancient histories and the harsh realities of the present and past, life slips away and lost family arrive from the cold plains, man woman and animal exist and struggle together while the cold gaze of the western voyeur is buried beneath the icy snow... it is long but captures the lives of these nomads like i have never seen any film manage to do its subject is similar to atanarjuat but its story is based in the reality of one family as they struggle to survive the photography is stunningly beautiful and often bleak see it if you get the chance

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      Edited from Kadotettu paratiisi (1994)

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2002 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • Nenets
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Mothers of Life
    • Production companies
      • Audiovisuaalisen Kulttuurin Edistämiskeskus (AVEK)
      • Center for Audio-Visual Culture in Finland
      • Finnish Film Foundation
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      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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