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Ruthless Times – Songs of Care (2022)

What you can't talk about, you have to sing

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Susanna Helke

Synopsis

A choir of tired nurses sing to Anna-Mari Kähärä’s hypnotic tunes about the truths of everyday nursing work in a musical documentary directed by Susanna Helke and co-scripted by Helke and Markku Heikkinen. DocPoint’s opening film is new in its format, and jolting in its message. It is a cinematic-musical work of activism, calling for more humane work, life and old age.

Actors

Tiina Mollberg
Tiina Mollberg
Self
Marja Vaarama
Marja Vaarama
Self
Jaana Pilvinen
Jaana Pilvinen
Self
Väinö Lipponen
Väinö Lipponen
Self
Aino Lipponen
Aino Lipponen
Self
Väinö Martikainen
Väinö Martikainen
Self
Eila Martikainen
Eila Martikainen
Self
Maija Tirkkonen
Maija Tirkkonen
Self
Helena Järvikylä
Helena Järvikylä
Self
Raili Kekäläinen
Raili Kekäläinen
Self
Rosa Aaltonen
Rosa Aaltonen
Care worker (voice)
Anna Heinonen
Anna Heinonen
Care worker (voice)
Minna Lajoma
Minna Lajoma
Care worker (voice)
Kirsi Parviainen
Kirsi Parviainen
Care worker (voice)
Sepi Kumpulainen
Sepi Kumpulainen
Self

Crews

Susanna Helke
Susanna Helke
Director
Timo Korhonen
Timo Korhonen
Producer
Markku Heikkinen
Markku Heikkinen
Writer
Susanna Helke
Susanna Helke
Writer
Markus Leppälä
Markus Leppälä
Editor
Inka Lahti
Inka Lahti
Editor
Samu Kuukka
Samu Kuukka
Editor
Sari Aaltonen
Sari Aaltonen
Director of Photography
Anna-Mari Kähärä
Anna-Mari Kähärä
Music
Juuso Oksala
Juuso Oksala
Sound Designer

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