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The White Sky

1998-03-27
7.5
ru 54m
Documentary
A glance across the border in northern Russia, where the small town of Montegorsk suffers under the heavy metal from industry. Nature is transformed into a poisonous desert: in long shots the camera probes the pale, skeleton-like branches of the dead trees. The small family, whose everyday life Helke and Suutari follow, lives in a state of waiting: waiting for the next German car, the next medical examination, the next holidays. White Sky exemplifies the artists‘ approach with currents of time flowing together: no one can say how long it will take for nature to regenerate itself here; yet people live here in their own time, with their own individual wishes and expectations.

Director

Susanna Helke

Director

Virpi Suutari

Writer

Susanna Helke

Writer

Virpi Suutari

Producer

Lasse Saarinen

Status

Released

Countries

  • Finland

Companies

  • Kinotar