PUDANA - Last of the Line
LAST OF HER FAMILY is a story of change, upbringing and deprivation of identity. The film takes place in the Yamal Peninsula during the Soviet Government and is based on a true story in director Anastasia Lapsui's childhood surroundings.
A little Nenets girl Neko is taken against her will from her home teepee to a boarding school in a remote Russian village. Forced to adapt to a foreign culture and new customs, Neko rebels against the russification and gets bullied by her schoolmates and picked on by her teachers. After several conflicts Neko desides to flee together with her Nenets school mate hoping to get back to her family and old habits. However, the children's flight in the icy forests and tundra is short-lived and the return to the boarding school and new Russian life is inevitable.
The story is told as old Neko's, or now Nadja's, memory. Now, after long and full life, she recalls the moment that ended her childhood and started her life as a part of the other society. But something important has changed for good; Neko, the last of her family, has grown away from her original roots and lost her skill to sustain the ancient traditions of her family.
Information
| Original name | Sukunsa viimeinen |
|---|---|
| Original language | Nenets language |
| Subtitles | English, Finnish |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Production year | 2010 |
| Production country | Finland |
| Running time | 80 min 39 s |
| Trailer | http://www.lastoftheline.fi/ |
Crew
| Direction | Markku Lehmuskallio (also scriptwriter) Anastasia Lapsui (also scriptwriter) |
|---|---|
| Script | Anastasia Lapsui |
| Cinematography | Johannes Lehmuskallio |
| Sound recording | Sergei Zabenin |
| Sound design | Pekka Karjalainen |
| Editing | Juho Gartz |
| Translation | Elizabeth Marschan, Merja Jokela, Merja Talvela, Leslie Hyde |
| Graphic | Juha Lassila |
| Producer | Jouko Aaltonen |
| Staging | Gregori Anaguritshi, Irina Jevai, Nedko Serotetto, Irina Serotetto, Valeri Serotetto |
| Sound postprocessing | Olli Pärnänen |
| Synchronizing effects | Tapio Liukkonen, H5 Film Sound Oy |
| Camera assistant | Joona Petersson |
| Finance manager | Ella Ruohonen |
| Publicist & marketing | Liisa Lehmusto |
| Production assistant | Ella Ruohonen |
| Trainee | Kalle Sipilä |
Screenings and awards
TV-screenings
- 03.04.2018 Yle Teema & Fem
- 29.03.2018 Yle Teema & Fem
- 02.01.2014 Yle Teema
Festivals
- 01.04.2011 Izhevsk Film Week
- 01.03.2011 Cape Winelands Film Festival / South Africa 2011
- 01.03.2011 Festival International de Films de Femmes / Kiev, Ukraine 2011
- 06.02.2011 Recontres de Manosque, France
- 01.01.2011 Festival Ciné Junior / France
- 01.01.2011 Finnish Film Week in Moscow / Russia 2011
- 18.11.2010 European Minority Film Festival, Husum, Denmark
- 16.11.2010 Scanorama European Film Forum 2010, Lithuania
- 13.11.2010 Noordelijk Film Festival, The Netherlands
- 31.10.2010 Chicago International Children's Film Festival / USA
- 23.10.2010 54th BFI London Film Festival / UK
- 01.10.2010 Northern Lights Festival / UK
- 06.09.2010 7th International Women's Film Festival in Rehovot, Israel
- 01.07.2010 Festival International du Film de la Rochelle, France
- 24.04.2010 Naiskulttuuripäivät / Tampere, Finland
- 09.04.2010 Sami Film Festival 2010, Norway
- 06.04.2010 Creteil International Women\\\'s Film Festival, France (Best Fiction Feature Film - Grand Jury Award)
- 18.02.2010 Berlinale Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany
- 01.01.2010 Montréal First Peoples' Festival 2010 / Canada
- 01.01.2010 Polar Lights Arctic Film Festival / Russia (Audience Award, Best Direction Award)
- 01.01.2010 Theatrical release in Finland
- 01.01.2010 5th IFF "In the family circle", Yekaterinburg, Russia (Best cinematographer award for Johannes Lehmuskallio)
- 01.01.2010 Kaunas International Film Festival 2010, Lithuania
- 01.01.2010 Blue Sea Film Festival / Rauma, Finland 2010
- 01.01.2010 Northern lights festival Rauma
- 01.01.2010 Polar Lights Arctic Film Festival Russia (Audience award & Best directing)
- 01.01.2010 Montréal First Peoples' Festival 2010 / Canada
- 01.01.2010 Cinema distribution
- 01.01.2010 Kaunasin elokuvajuhlat 2010, Lithuania
- 01.01.2010 Chicago international kids film festival 2010 USA (Liv Ullmann Peace Prize)
- 01.01.2010 "In the Family Circle 5:th international film festival, Jekaterinburg Russia (Cinematography award for Johannes Lehmuskallio)
Production
- Jouko Aaltonen, Illume Oy
- Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy