The Arctic Circle Of Lust
Date:
January 12, 2023
The Arctic Circle Of Lust
The Arctic Circle of Lust
directed by Markku Heikkinen
Zone2 Pictures | Finland
Dirk Manthey Film ug | Germany
Vilda Bomben | Sweden
Documentary
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Logline
Under the northern sky a couple learns the rules of a new relationship. FIfty-year-old Petri has faced his bisexuality and needs to fulfil his passions while Anu in turn questions her own expectations in a relationship.
Synopsis
The couple’s fresh relationship leans on openness and honesty. FIfty-year-old Petri has faced his bisexuality and is learning to be truthful to his partner and himself. For Anu Petri’s desire to fulfill his own passions raises new questions about her own desires and expectations in their relationship.
Beneath the vast northern landscape is a hidden world of men, which they have tried to keep secret from their spouses, the surrounding community, and, to some extent, even themselves.
Director’s Profile
Markku Heikkinen is an award winning documentary film director and screenwriter who has made more than twenty feature and short films. He graduated as Master of Arts in ELO Film School in Aalto University majoring in Documentary film 2006 with best ratings. Heikkinen is an active social debater and has worked also as a freelancer journalist in numerous radio- and tv-shows in the National Broadcasting Company YLE from 1984 to 2013. He worked as a screenwriter for Ruthless Times- Songs of Care (dir. Susanna Helke, 2022). His film No Road Home won the prize of critics and also the audience award in Docpoint Helsinki Documentary film Festival. He received a Cinema State Prize in 2015.
- Ruthless Times- Songs of Care by Susanna Helke, 92’, 2022
- Screenwriter and researcher, Locarno Zonta Club award 2022
- No Road Home, 2018, 65’
- Critic’s Choice and Audience Award at DocPoint 2018
- Men Of Talvivaara Mine, 2014, 73’
- Special award at Tampere Film Festival 2015, Opening gala film of DocPoint 2015.
Company Profile
Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen has a strong reputation in the Finnish film business, earnt through his distinguished work as a cinematographer. He graduated BA in ELO Film School in Aalto University majoring in cinematography 2003. He’s worked with Finland’s most talented directors on award-winning films including IN THE SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK (IDFA Main competition), EMERGENCY CALL (IDFA Masters series). HP’s reputation has extended to international co-productions which has created a strong network of contacts.
He produced GODS OF MOLENBEEK, which screened in more than 60 international film festivals including Hot Docs, Visions du Réel, Dok.fest Munich, Gothenburg IFF, Thessaloniki IFF, DocPoint.
Examples of previous work:
- Broken Dreamland, 72′ / doc / 2022 (Finnish-French-Icelandic co production)
- Gods of Molenbeek, 73′ / doc / 2019 (Finnish-Belgian-German co production)
- No Road Home, 63′ / doc / 2018