2023-06-24 • 1h 21min
In the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki Kaurismäki and his creation of the town's first cinema. The peace and calm of the little town of Karkkila, nestled deep in the Finnish forest, is interrupted by unexpected sounds. In the abandoned foundry, noisy building work is taking place. Inside the building, Aki Kaurismäki is both builder and site manager of what is soon to become the Kino Laika cinema. The creation of the cinema is the talk of the town. In the factory still in activity, in a 1960s Cadillac, in a bikers' club, in the local pub, in the woods or in Aki Kaurismäki's former editing room, people start talking about cinema again.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

The Home

Re-Kill

The Play House

Vera and the Pleasure of Others

Laid to Rest

Through the Olive Trees

Black Sabbath

Humanité

3:10 to Yuma

An Average Little Man

Drifting Clouds

White Hunter, Black Heart

Freaky Tales

Sovereign

Smiles of a Summer Night

Cries and Whispers

Initiation Love

The Man in My Basement

Freakier Friday