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CPH:DOX-Bound Anti-Deforestation Doc ‘Once Upon a Time in a Forest’ Lands at Autlook Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
The CPH:DOX main competition Finnish entry 'Once Upon a Time in a Forest' by 'Aalto's' Virpi Suutai has been snapped up by Autlook.
“Ida was a fascinating 22-year-old girl, a Greta Thunberg-like genius youth, with a strategic mind, while Minka, who was just discovering the wonders of the forest, was a natural talent in front of the camera — like a movie star!” In “Once Upon a Time…” we follow the young women and their activist friends as they fight the forestry industry, the political system and a deep-rooted ideology, which, since post-World War II, has set the forest at the heart Finland’s economic prosperity, according to Suutari. “The topic [of biodiversity] is becoming increasingly urgent around the world,” adds Suutari, for whom “Once Upon a Time…” reflects the younger generation’s feelings of anxiety, even grief toward the effect of climate change on our planet.
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