Pepe is a sweet-natured woodcutter in an idyllic small town in northern Finland. Surrounded by friends and family who gather in the evenings around dinner and card games, Pepe is content with his simple existence. Over the span of a couple of days, a series of events gradually destroys the quiet and happy life he once had. However, as the ensuing days throw all sorts of chaos, strife and surreal adventure at him, Pepe remains determined to look on the bright side. Always smiling, always optimistic, as if he knows a secret to existence that no one else does. An idiosyncratic dark comedy direct from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week, The Woodcutter Story is a surreal exploration of the meaning of life.
Mikko Myllylahti is a writer and filmmaker from Tornio, a small bordertown in Northern Finland. He studied screenwriting and fiction directing at the ELO Helsinki Film School (Aalto University) and received a Master of Arts Degree in 2012. Myllylahti's short film “Tiger“ (2018) premiered in Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and the following year his script for his first feature film “The Woodcutter Story“ won their Next Step Award. Myllylahti is also the other screenwriter for “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki“ (2016), winner of Prix Un Certain Regard.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – “Gan Foundation” Award for Distribution (Critics‘ Week)
SCA'22: Metsurin Tarina
SCA'22: Metsurin Tarina
N13
Genre
Naujienos iš šiaurės
Run time
1h 35min
Genre
Naujienos iš šiaurės
Run time
1h 35min
Pepe is a sweet-natured woodcutter in an idyllic small town in northern Finland. Surrounded by friends and family who gather in the evenings around dinner and card games, Pepe is content with his simple existence. Over the span of a couple of days, a series of events gradually destroys the quiet and happy life he once had. However, as the ensuing days throw all sorts of chaos, strife and surreal adventure at him, Pepe remains determined to look on the bright side. Always smiling, always optimistic, as if he knows a secret to existence that no one else does. An idiosyncratic dark comedy direct from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week, The Woodcutter Story is a surreal exploration of the meaning of life.
Mikko Myllylahti is a writer and filmmaker from Tornio, a small bordertown in Northern Finland. He studied screenwriting and fiction directing at the ELO Helsinki Film School (Aalto University) and received a Master of Arts Degree in 2012. Myllylahti's short film “Tiger“ (2018) premiered in Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and the following year his script for his first feature film “The Woodcutter Story“ won their Next Step Award. Myllylahti is also the other screenwriter for “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki“ (2016), winner of Prix Un Certain Regard.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – “Gan Foundation” Award for Distribution (Critics‘ Week)
Mikko Myllylahti is a writer and filmmaker from Tornio, a small bordertown in Northern Finland. He studied screenwriting and fiction directing at the ELO Helsinki Film School (Aalto University) and received a Master of Arts Degree in 2012. Myllylahti's short film “Tiger“ (2018) premiered in Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and the following year his script for his first feature film “The Woodcutter Story“ won their Next Step Award. Myllylahti is also the other screenwriter for “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki“ (2016), winner of Prix Un Certain Regard.
Festivals: Cannes Film Festival – “Gan Foundation” Award for Distribution (Critics‘ Week)