Salla - Selling the Silence (2011)
Do you know what is happening in Lapland?
Selling the Silence is a creative documentary film. It witnesses the rise and fall of one family of entrepreneurs, the Kuukkanen family from Salla, Lapland, side-by-side with the current changes in the values of our society. In combining private and personal family memories with ongoing changes in the scenery, the documentary asks: How to avoid irreversible changes in the nature when earning your living? Selling the Silence is a journey to the North, past and present. Sometimes the journey can be surprising, sometimes sad, sometimes absurd in a black Finnish way. When the film asks: ”What is the price of the wilderness?”, it is also a question of identity: Who you really are? What is your real nature?
Cast
- Jyrki Kuukkanen - Self
- Kari Väyrynen - Self
- Erkka Parkkinen - Self
- Henry Hulkko - Self
- Markku Kankaanranta - Self
- Aarne Aatsinki - Self
- Ville Aho - Self
- Maria Mänty - Self
- Pirjo Tolonen - Self
- Piritta Kuukkanen - Self
Screenplay
Keywords
lapland
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salla - Selling the Silence about?
- Selling the Silence is a creative documentary film. It witnesses the rise and fall of one family of entrepreneurs, the Kuukkanen family from Salla, Lapland, side-by-side with the current changes in the values of our society. In combining private and personal family memories with ongoing changes in the scenery, the documentary asks: How to avoid irreversible changes in the nature when earning your living? Selling the Silence is a journey to the North, past and present. Sometimes the journey can be surprising, sometimes sad, sometimes absurd in a black Finnish way. When the film asks: ”What is the price of the wilderness?”, it is also a question of identity: Who you really are? What is your real nature?
- Who directed Salla - Selling the Silence?
- Salla - Selling the Silence was directed by Markku Tuurna.
- Who stars in Salla - Selling the Silence?
- Salla - Selling the Silence stars Jyrki Kuukkanen, Kari Väyrynen, Erkka Parkkinen, Henry Hulkko, Markku Kankaanranta, Aarne Aatsinki.
- How long is Salla - Selling the Silence?
- Salla - Selling the Silence has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is Salla - Selling the Silence?
- Salla - Selling the Silence is a Documentary film.
- Where was Salla - Selling the Silence produced?
- Salla - Selling the Silence was produced in Finland.