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Unna and Nuuk

Synopsis

One day 11 year old Unna feels a stab of pain in her chest - she senses that her beloved Grandpa is in danger. Unna calls her grandfather, who has had a case of illness, and saves his life. At the hospital Unna's grandfather reveals that Unna has shaman blood in her veins and that the gift to heal has been passed on to her. Unna is the only person Grandpa can turn to for help.

Grandpa tells Unna where to find the shaman's book and magic drum. When beaten three times, the drum will move its owner to another time and place, and so begins Unna's adventure in the Finnish Stone Age. Here the recently immigrated hammeraxpeople kidnap Unna and Nuuk, the son of the original tribe's schaman. Unna has met Nuuk in the woods while looking for a cure for her grandfather. Unna and Nuuk escape from their captors, and trek through the wilderness towards Nuuk's home village. During their adventure Unna must get to know Nuuk, but learning a common language proves quite a challenge. Unna learns to survive in the Stone Age, but has yet to find a cure for her Garndpa so that she can return home from her ancestors.

Director: Saara Cantell
Featuring: Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, Esko Salminen, Jenni Banerjee, Meri Nenonen, Tommi Korpela, Mikko Kouki, Kristiina Halkola
Script: Joona Tena, Sami Keski-Vähälä ja Pekka Mandart
Camera: Heikki Färm
Music composition: Herman Rechberger
Music production: Tempo Music Design
Shootings: summer 2005
Premiere: February 2006
Financing: Finnish Film Foundation, YLE Co-productions
Producer: Mandart Entertainment / Pamela Mandart
Distributor: Fs Film Oy / Lasse Hyyti

East Finland Film Commission co-produced and coordinated local arrangements and shooting in East Finland area.

More information ( in Finnish only): www.unnajanuuk.com