Movie

Via Karelia

Tracing back a lost identity, hidden in the forests of an abandoned war zone. How does trauma get carried on from a generation to another and is there a way to stop the cycle? The filmmaker tries to understand how to heal from the pressures of the past by searching for their grandmother's childhood home. Taking the journey with their parents, they find themselves in a village located in the old Karelia, now a part of Russia.

Director

Elian Mikkola

Screenplay

Elian Mikkola

Status

Released

Release date

01/03/2021

Original language

Finnish