
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 invites us all to examine the landscapes we carry within us and the narratives we create to make sense of our lives.
Original title: Äidinmaa
- Year2022
- Runtime79 minutes
- LanguageFinnish, Dutch, English
- CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom
- PremiereInternational
- NoteWorld Sales: Cinatura - kees@cinatura.com | Selected filmography: It's Raining Women (2022), Who The Devil Can See In The Dark (2015), Home Recordings (2008), Family Files (2002), Jäkälä (1989)
- DirectorMari Soppela
- ProducerMari Soppela, Leo Anemaet - LPMA Productions - mari@lpma.nl
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 invites us all to examine the landscapes we carry within us and the narratives we create to make sense of our lives.
Original title: Äidinmaa
- Year2022
- Runtime79 minutes
- LanguageFinnish, Dutch, English
- CountryNetherlands, United Kingdom
- PremiereInternational
- NoteWorld Sales: Cinatura - kees@cinatura.com | Selected filmography: It's Raining Women (2022), Who The Devil Can See In The Dark (2015), Home Recordings (2008), Family Files (2002), Jäkälä (1989)
- DirectorMari Soppela
- ProducerMari Soppela, Leo Anemaet - LPMA Productions - mari@lpma.nl