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Experimental fiction | 2008 |
35mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital 5.1 | 60’
Director, script: Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Cinematography: Arto Kaivanto
Editing: Heikki Kotsalo
Sound design: Peter Nordström
Set design: Kaisa Niva
Costumes: Mari Savio
Cast: Kati Outinen, Tommi Korpela,
Leea Klemola, Alaeddin Alaeddine,
Taha Muhammad Rguibi
Producer: Ilppo Pohjola
Production company:
Crystal Eye Ltd.
Production support:
The Finnish Film Foundation
Financing TV company: YLE TV1
Where is Where?
[ M i s s ä o n m i s s ä ? ]
Where is Where? is an experimental film based on an incident which happened during the struggle
for independence in Algeria. As a reaction to the acts of violence committed by the French,
two young Algerian boys murder their friend, a French boy of the same age. The film starts from
the present day when the Death enters the house of a poet. She starts to investigate the incident
and the past events gradually become interwoven with the present moment. A mist clears from the
back garden of the house to reveal a bright coloured boat which has appeared in the swimming
pool. In it sit Adel and Ismael.
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959) experiments
with narrative storytelling in her films and
cinematic installations, creating extraordinary
tales out of ordinary human experiences.
Her masterfully crafted narratives
and touching portrayal of characters have
captured the public’s interest worldwide.
Ahtila’s work has won her numerous film
festival awards and visual art prizes.
Photo: Nauska, Copyright Crystal Eye Ltd, Helsinki
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