The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004)
- Original title
- Melancholian 3 huonetta
- Directed by
- Pirjo Honkasalo
- Genre
- documentary film, war film
- Country
- Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- K-12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary shows how war has affected children in Chechnya and Russia. It follows their daily lives and the damage caused by the conflict.
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What happens
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (Finnish: Melancholian 3 huonetta) is a 2004 Finnish documentary film written, directed and co-produced by Pirjo Honkasalo. The film documents the devastation and ruin brought on by the Second Chechen War, more specifically the toll that the war had taken on the children of Chechnya and Russia. The film received positive reviews from critics and won numerous awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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