Tale of the Sleeping Giants

Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2020)

Tunturin tarina

Tale of the Sleeping Giants is a movie filmed entirely in Lapland in the most mythical wilderness: the mountains, lakes and rivers of Lapland. It is a journey into the rich mythology of ancient Scandinavians and Lapps told in the form of a nature movie.

Date of release
2020-12-25
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Marko Röhr

Casting

Interesting facts

Tale of the Sleeping Giants is a 2021 Finnish nature film directed by Marko Röhr. It is about the fells of Sápmi and is the standalone third entry in a series of nature films, after Tale of a Forest (2012) and Tale of a Lake (2016).

Production

Tale of the Sleeping Giants is based on an idea by Antti Tuuri and the screenplay was written by Tuuri and Marko Röhr. The film was produced by Hanna Kauppi and Röhr for MRP Matila Röhr Productions with support from the Finnish Film Foundation. It is the standalone third film in a trilogy about nature and mythology produced by MRP Matila Röhr Productions.

Filming took place over three years in northern Finland, Norway and Sweden. Production included sustained filming in temperatures as low as minus 42 degrees Celsius. The team recorded 850 hours of footage, which were edited into the 77 minutes of the finished film.

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