Shelter
Shelter (Suodji) is an adaptation of an old story from Utsjoki, Sápmi, to the present. It is a legend of what the director´s relative, Ovllá-Ivvár Helander, did during the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918 in Utsjoki. Ovllá-Ivvár decided to fool Death and take his fate into his own hands. Today we are facing similar threats. The protagonist of the film is walking in Ovllá-Ivvár´s footsteps. But at the end, who its really who?
- Year: 2020
- Country: Finland, Norway
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- Studio: Studio Marja Helander
- Keyword: short film
- Director: Marja Helander
- Cast: Niiles-Ánde Harlin, Marja Helander, Aslak Paltto, Pia Andell, Esa Illi