Tale of the Sleeping Giant (2021)

Original title

Tunturin tarina

Directed by

Marko Röhr

Genre

nature documentary

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 17m

Rated

S

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows the fells of Sápmi region in Finland. It follows the landscapes and wildlife across seasons with no dialogue or plot. The viewer is taken on a quiet visual journey through nature.

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What happens

Tale of the Sleeping Giants (Finnish: Tunturin tarina) 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). Originally set for release in 2020, Tale of the Sleeping Giants was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. Without officially being premiered, it topped Finland's box-office solely from preview screenings. The official release date was eventually on December 3 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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