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Cinéma Laika

Cinéma Laika

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 24, 2023

Runtime

1h 21m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Cinéma Laika

Production Companies

43e Parallèle Productions, Ciné+, Les films du Worso, La Procirep-Angoa, Sputnik

Director

Veljko Vidak

Description

In the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki Kaurismäki and his creation of the town's first cinema. The peace and calm of the little town of Karkkila, nestled deep in the Finnish forest, is interrupted by unexpected sounds. In the abandoned foundry, noisy building work is taking place. Inside the building, Aki Kaurismäki is both builder and site manager of what is soon to become the Kino Laika cinema. The creation of the cinema is the talk of the town. In the factory still in activity, in a 1960s Cadillac, in a bikers' club, in the local pub, in the woods or in Aki Kaurismäki's former editing room, people start talking about cinema again.