THE IDLE ONES

JOUTILAAT

THE IDLE ONES

JOUTILAAT
Country/ies
Finland
Production
Ulla Simonen
Editor
Length
0
Original Language
Original language
Status
Completed
Completed in
2001
Eurodoc Participant
Eurodoc Producer
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Year participation
2000
Distribution

Three unemployed teenagers in a small town in northern Finland spend their days idling, driving around and visiting the employment office. If you have a lot of time, seemingly trivial things take on greater significance, and every morning the three wake up to a new day that is no different from the last. The time that Helke and Suutari spend with the teenagers can only be experienced through the passing of the seasons and external events, such as when one of the three young men has just become a father and in the next moment counts the days when he can visit the child with its mother. Helke and Suutari are not interested in investigating causes or in ready-made messages, but only in a tangible affinity to what happens in front of the camera.

Festivals & Awards
2002 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece)
2003 One World Film Festival (Czech Republic)
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