Movie

Mother Land

Äidinmaa

“A Year on the Sacred Mountain”

When filmmaker Mari Soppela took her children and husband to live for a year on a sacred mountain in her native Finland, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream to share the arctic wilderness of her childhood with her family. But when years later her children turn the camera onto her, she is forced to confront her motivation for filming their lives in this searching and searingly honest cinematic exploration of identity, belonging and motherhood. Filmed over the course of 27 years, Mother Land challenges us all to examine the landscapes we carry within us and the narratives we create to make sense of our lives.

Screenplay

Mari Soppela

Director

Mari Soppela

Status

Released

Release date

02/02/2022

Original language

Finnish