Project Detail

Karelian Cowgirls

Synopsis

At the start of the bitter Winter War the Soviet Red Army invaded Finnish-Karelia forcing thousands of civilians deep into Finland.

Teenagers Annikki, Inkeri and Hilkka left their families to drive cattle through deep snow and hostile lands. A lifetime later they look back on their adventures.
 

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 30 secs
Format
DVCPRO HD
Director
Minttu Maari Mantynen
Producer
Leslie Hills, Scott Ward
Editor
Minttu Maari Mantynen
Director of Photography
Scott Ward
Sound
Marcelo de Oliveira, John Cobban

Production Status

Production Company

Pulkka/Skyline Productions

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