Kaisa's Enchanted Forest (2016)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Katja Gauriloff

Synopsis

Crottet came to Suonikylä in Petsamo for the first time already before the World Wars, and was enchanted by the self-regulatory community he met there. Gauriloff skilfully combines documentary material and the most dreamlike layers of the human mind, letting the harmony of the inner voices crash into the chaotic noise of the surrounding world.

Actors

Elli Sääskilahti
Elli Sääskilahti
Kaisa
Matleena Fofonoff
Matleena Fofonoff
Kaisa
Kaisa Gauriloff
Kaisa Gauriloff
Self
Robert Crottet
Robert Crottet
Self
Jaakko Sverloff
Jaakko Sverloff
Self
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Himself (archive footage)
Elmeri Härkönen
Elmeri Härkönen
Robert
David Mauffret
David Mauffret
Robert (voice)
Sirkka Sanila
Sirkka Sanila
Kaisa (voice)

Crews

Katja Gauriloff
Katja Gauriloff
Director
Katja Gauriloff
Katja Gauriloff
Writer
Timo Peltola
Timo Peltola
Music
Timo Peltola
Timo Peltola
Editor
Heikki Färm
Heikki Färm
Director of Photography
Enrique Méndez
Enrique Méndez
Director of Photography
Joonas Berghäll
Joonas Berghäll
Producer
Satu Majava
Satu Majava
Producer
Timo Peltola
Timo Peltola
Sound Designer
Jukka Nurmela
Jukka Nurmela
Sound Designer
Veronika Besedina
Veronika Besedina
Animation
Ian Kravtsov
Ian Kravtsov
Animation
Katja Gauriloff
Katja Gauriloff
Costume Design
Heidi Gauriloff
Heidi Gauriloff
Costume Design
Merja Fofonoff
Merja Fofonoff
Translator

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