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Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Children and Youth
Maiden of the Lake (2019)
Twelve-year-old Emika spends her vacations on a small island. She and her cousin Antti build the most magnificent hut and pick berries until it´s time to swim with the birds. In this film, Emika explores the lakeside environment in all four seasons and learns many new skills from Antti. They stay overnight on the frozen lake under the Aurora Borealis, they build a nest for a ringed seal, and they swim and fish. In early summer, they discover the world´s rarest seal in the maze of thousands of islands. Throughout, Emika and Antti speak candidly about the questions of life - both big and small.
| Country | Finland |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Duration | 71 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | Finnish |
| Subtitle | English, simul. translation cz |
| Directed by | Petteri Saario |
| Screenplay | Petteri Saario |
| Director of Photography | Petteri Saario |
| Music | Markku Kanerva |
| Edited by | Matti Näränen |
| Contact | The Finnish Film Foundation |
Biography
Finnish documentary filmmaker and producer. He specializes in topics related to the relationship between man and nature. He also focuses on filming the underwater world and wildlife. Among other films, he has directed the TV series Magic of Wilderness (Den förtrollande vildmarken, 2016) and films Sergei the Healer (Sergei verenseisauttaja, 2008), Arctic Desert (Autiomaa, 2011) and Activist (Aktivisti, 2017).