Ruthless Times – Songs of Care (2022)
A choir of tired nurses sing to Anna-Mari Kähärä’s hypnotic tunes about the truths of everyday nursing work in a musical documentary directed by Susanna Helke and co-scripted by Helke and Markku Heikkinen. DocPoint’s opening film is new in its format, and jolting in its message. It is a cinematic-musical work of activism, calling for more humane work, life and old age.
Director: Susanna Helke
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Tiina Mollberg as Self |
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Marja Vaarama as Self |
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Jaana Pilvinen as Self |
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Väinö Lipponen as Self |
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Aino Lipponen as Self |
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Väinö Martikainen as Self |
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Eila Martikainen as Self |
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Maija Tirkkonen as Self |
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Helena Järvikylä as Self |
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Raili Kekäläinen as Self |
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Rosa Aaltonen as Care worker (voice) |
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Anna Heinonen as Care worker (voice) |
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Minna Lajoma as Care worker (voice) |
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Kirsi Parviainen as Care worker (voice) |
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Sepi Kumpulainen as Self |
| Directing | Susanna Helke | Director |
| Editing | Samu Kuukka | Editor |
| Production | Timo Korhonen | Producer |
| Camera | Sari Aaltonen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Markku Heikkinen | Writer |
| Editing | Markus Leppälä | Editor |
| Sound | Juuso Oksala | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Inka Lahti | Editor |
| Writing | Susanna Helke | Writer |
| Sound | Anna-Mari Kähärä | Original Music Composer |
