Two Prosecutors
Those who thought that the high period of persecution in late 1930s Soviet Union might as well already be consigned... View Article
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The Mastermind
On the one hand, there is the Vietnam War and an era where people are encouraged to pick a side.... View Article
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Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
The films of Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, who made a memorable visit to the festival in 2018, have gained a... View Article
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Silent Rebellion
Looking after her younger siblings and meekly serving the reverend’s family, Emma is praised for her exemplary nature. She even... View Article
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Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi, who visited Sodankylä in 2022, returns to the northern silver screen with a modern masterpiece spanning a century.... View Article
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Remake
As a fiction-oriented festival, we screen only a small number of documentaries. But when we do, they are either Finnish... View Article
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Queen at Sea
Amanda (Juliette Binoche) arrives at her mother’s place and finds her in bed with her stepfather Martin (Tom Courtenay). Martin... View Article
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Nina Roza
The festival presents two Canadian films this year, which are related firstly by the fact that their directors are women... View Article
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Narciso
What do we know about the films of the small South American country of Paraguay? Perhaps we might be familiar... View Article
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My Father’s Shadow
Nigerian cinema finally arrives at the Midnight Sun Film Festival! Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow, one of last year’s... View Article
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