Turku is the oldest city in Finland. Its old distinguished buildings were destroyed in the modern fervour - businessmen, decision makers and architects were all involved. Why were they unable to treasure history? The film does not only deal with the past but follows the present-day activists and squatters too: why do they decide to take over buildings? To whom does the built space belong and who makes the decisions over it? The questions raised in film are topical not only in Turku, but also elsewhere in Europe and beyond.ownership of the city. What are the reasons behind the squatters? To whom does the built environment belong?
Information
| Original name |
Taistelu Turusta |
| Original language |
Finnish |
| Subtitles |
Swedish, English |
| Genre |
Documentary |
| Production year |
2011 |
| Production country |
Finland |
| Running time |
76 min |
| Trailer |
https://vimeo.com/15730611 |
Crew
| Direction |
Jouko Aaltonen
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| Script |
Jouko Aaltonen, Rauno Lahtinen, Olli Vesala |
| Performers |
Benito Casagrande, Helena Soiri-Snellman, Pekka Pitkänen, Suvi Auvinen, Pekka Sivula, Knut Drake, Ilkka Kanerva, Klaus Maunuksela, Martti Kuitunen, Tapio Jokinen, Elina Rantanen, Janna Rancken, Heli Astala, Pertti Paasio, Ensio Laine, Pekka Aalto, Annika Lapintie, Jukka Paaso, Armas Lahoniitty, Kalle Puhalainen, Venla Purhonen, Matti Ijäs, Eugen Parkatti, Osmo Kivivuori, Kaarlo Lundmark, Toini Leinonen, Veikko Keto, Kari Malinen |
| Cinematography |
Pekka Aine |
| Sound recording |
Veera Lehtola / Emma Vartiainen / Anitta Kiviranta / Ella Ruohonen / Henri Kivistö |
| Sound design |
Martti Turunen |
| Composer |
Markku Kopisto |
| Editing |
Tuula Mehtonen |
| Translation |
Tiina Kinnunen |
| Graphic |
Jari Koski |
| Additional cinematography |
Marita Hällfors |
| Music recorder |
Pentti Männikkö, YLE |
| Musician (oboe, English horn) |
Aale Lingren |
| Musician (flygelhorn) |
Albinus Borg |
| Musician (contrabass) |
Jiri Parviainen |
| Musician (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano cl |
Marko Portin |
| Musician (cello) |
Jaakko Raulamo |
| Assistant director |
Olli Vesala |
| Production manager |
Olli Vesala |
| Image processing and texts |
Pentti Kakkori |
| Online editing |
Inka Ruohela, Generator Post Oy |
| Post production producer |
Petteri Linnus, Generator Post Oy |
| Poster |
Jari Koski |
| Office |
Marianne Mäkelä, Illume Oy |
| Film material |
K.J. Kosti, Hurjan pojan koti |
| Photos |
Matti Karjala, Turun sanomat archive |
Screenings and awards
Festivals
- 24.01.2012 DocPoint 2012 / Finland
- 01.01.2012 Docpoint
- 21.09.2011 National film week Helsinki, Finland
- 08.09.2011 Finnish Film Festival, Turku 2011 / Finland
- 19.08.2011 Rauma Blue Sea Festival 2011 / Finland
- 12.06.2011 Midnight Sun Film Festival, Sodankylä 2011 / Finland
- 09.04.2011 Turku European Capital of Culture 2011 commissioned programming / Finland
- 01.01.2011 Cinema release in Finland
- 01.01.2011 Rauma Blue Sea Festival
- 01.01.2011 Joutomaa-happening, Turku, Finland
- 01.01.2011 DOK-Sampo, Riihimäki, Finland
- 01.01.2011 State Cinema comittee quality support
- 30.11.-0001 National film week
Production
- Jouko Aaltonen, Illume Oy
