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
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
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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