The optimistic woodcutter Pepe leads a quiet life in a small town in the north of Finland. But the situation changes when he loses his job. A darkly humorous existential drama about the search for the meaning of life in difficult times, The Woodcutter Story asks an insidious question: Is happiness fleeting or does it depend on one’s inner disposition?
The optimistic woodcutter Pepe leads a quiet life in a small town in the north of Finland. Peace of mind, a harmonious marriage, and a model child – he has no reason to complain. But the situation changes when he loses his job. And this sudden news is just the first in a series of tragic events. The directorial debut of Mikko Myllylahti, poet and screenwriter behind the drama The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, was shown as part of Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A darkly humorous existential drama about the search for the meaning of life in difficult times, The Woodcutter Story asks an insidious question: Is happiness fleeting or does it depend on one’s inner disposition?
Sandra Hezinová
98 min / Color, DCP
Director Mikko Myllylahti
/ Screenplay Mikko Myllylahti
/ Dir. of Photography Arsen Sarkisiants
/ Music Jonas Struck
/ Sound Jorma Kaulanen, Peter Albrectsen
/ Editor Jussi Rautaniemi
/ Art Director Milja Aho
/ Producer Emilia Haukka, Jussi Rantamäki
/ Production Aamu Film Company
/ Coproduction Keplerfilm, Beofilm, Achtung Panda!
/ Cast Jarkko Lahti, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Iivo Tuuri
/ Sales Totem Films
Mikko Myllylahti (1980, Finland). Selected filmography: Love in Vain (Kurjuuden kuningas, 2009, short), Pyramid (Pyramidi, 2012, short), Tiger (Tiikeri, 2018, short), The Woodcutter Story (Metsurin tarina, 2022).
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