Doc Alliance Selection

Apocalyptic depiction of an area literally engulfed by the mining industry is presented in this documentary that observes the eponymous northern Swedish city, part of which was abandoned due to activities in the nearby iron mine. The mining company’s management decided not to halt profitable mining activities and instead made the decision to move the residents of the threatened district. Using footage shot in the city inside the Arctic Circle and directly in the mines, the director has uncovered subtle film imagery, and using the stories of three protagonists now living in a bizarre inter-time, imaginatively addresses the topics of resettlement, tradition, and respect for a particular location. “The dystopian story of Kiruna is about lost people looking for a home in an uprooted city. It shows the dark side of the advanced society, whether in Sweden or the Czech Republic.” G. Stocklassa

Combining elements of science fi ction and poetry, the fi lm uses period documentaries to look at the question of Dutch colonialism within new contexts while digging deep into the history of this nation. The fi lm, which was awarded the 2019 Doc Alliance Selection Award, consciously aims for a deeper refl ection on the complicated nature of what we consider to be true

An intimate confession by Ada, a woman who was raped at the age of nineteen, is told by twelve women and two men. The individual interpretations of one and the same testimony affects their credibility,and creates emotionally highly suggestive documentary depicting the very specific and comprehensive image of the experience of violence and cthe consequences that persecute the victim throughout their entire life.