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Ruthless Times – Songs of Care (2022)

Ruthless Times – Songs of Care poster
Original title
Armotonta menoa – Hoivatyön lauluja
Directed by
Susanna Helke
Genre
documentary film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
S
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Finnish documentary about care work and aging. It uses songs performed by choirs of nurses and elderly people to criticize the daily realities of caregiving.

melancholicpoignantmusicalreflectiverawintimateslow-burnsocially-conscious

What happens

Armotonta menoa – Hoivatyön lauluja on Susanna Helken ohjaama suomalainen dokumenttielokuva vuodelta 2022. Elokuva on musiikkipitoinen dokumentti, joka käsittelee hoitotyötä. Siinä kritisoidaan hoitotyön arkea hoitajien sekä hoidattavien vanhusten muodostamien kuorojen esittämien laulujen kautta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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