Tale of a Forest

Tale of a Forest (2012)

Metsän tarina

A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests. The main characters of the film are the various inhabitants of the forest: the bears and the elk, the snakes and the owls, the ants, the frogs and the flying squirrels, the ancient soul birds such as the Siberian Jay, the Lapland Owl and many, many others.

Date of release
2012-12-28
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary, Family
Director
Kim Saarniluoto, Ville Suhonen

Casting

Interesting facts

Tale of a Forest is a 2012 Finnish nature documentary film directed by Kim Saarniluoto and Ville Suhonen. It combines footage from forests with narration about Finnish folklore. When it was released it broke the attendance record for a Finnish documentary film in Finnish cinemas.

Production

Tale of a Forest was produced by Marko Röhr for MRP Matila Röhr Productions with support from the Finnish Film Foundation and Yle. It had a budget of 185,000 euro. Filming took place from 2008 to 2012 in Parikkala, Punkaharju, Ruokolahti and Rautjärvi.

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