“The Woodcutter Story,” a Finnish drama with a surreal touch, has been sold to Australia (Palace Films), Baltics (Estinfilm), Sweden (Njuta), Germany (Eksystent) and France (Urban), Paris-based Tot…
, it sees a good man who runs into bad luck: he loses his job and his wife leaves, but Pepe is trying to keep his head high. Even when strange things start to happen in his sleepy village.Love & Anarchy
“There was something very Finnish about the way he was dealing with his ordeals: sometimes, we just don’t fight back. The ‘Book of Job’ addresses that, but if you don’t believe in God, how do you approach such misfortune? In Pepe’s case, what’s inside of him is all that he has.” Both Finnish helmers already collaborated on the script for Kuosmanen’s Un Certain Regard winner “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki,” which also starred Lahti in the lead role. Helsinki-based Aamu Film Company is behind both titles.
The company will continue to “nurture long-term relationships with filmmakers,” they state. Or with other collaborators as well.