Children of War and Peace
Ville Suhonen / Finland / 2024 / Czech Premiere / 65 min.
synopsis
After the First World War, the nationalism of Finnish society increases and with it the need to create a nation with fighting power. One of the strategies of the government and propagandists of the time was the indoctrination of children and youth, together with their education to love the nation and hate the enemy. Using archival footage, radio recordings, photographs, as well as authentic diary entries of Finnish teenagers, the film depicts how state power can abuse children's innocence and malleability to achieve its political and war goals. This creates a parallel between the historical reality and the young fighters of today's wars.
“They only need to believe, obey and fight. Our battleground is the soul of the Finnish youth.”
biography
Ville Suhonen (1964) is a Finnish documentary film-maker, screenwriter and author of books for young people. After studying art history and theatre science at the University of Helsinki, he worked as a film and cultural critic. He has made natural science and political-historical documentaries and is the recipient of the Jussi award (Seamstress, 2015).more about film
director: | Ville Suhonen |
producer: | Jouko Aaltonen |
script: | Ville Suhonen |
photography: | Pekka Uotila |
editing: | Sanna Liinamaa, Sanna Liinamaa |
sound: | Pietari Koskinen |
production manager: | Oona Saari |
Screening time
Horácké divadlo – Velká scéna
Kino Dukla – Edison
Film at festival
premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
festival edition: | 2024 |
section: | Testimonies |
language: | Finnish |
subtitles: | English |
colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
director: | Ville Suhonen |
original title: | Sodan ja rauhan lapset |
country: | Finland |
year: | 2024 |
running time: | 65 min. |