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The Illuminators (2017)
Directed by Antti Haase
“The story of a Baltic German refugee who became Lapland’s father of light”
Documentary · 1h 08m
Filmmaker Antti Haase takes us on a personal journey, learning about his fathers’ legacy. Baltic German engineer Gunnar Haase, initially a refugee, arrived in Finnish Lapland in 1945 to repair the destruction left by the Germans. Antti’s father Hannu continued grandfather Gunnar’s mission to bring electricity to Lapland – the powerlines finally reaching the very last Lapland home on the 23th July,1987. Rural electrification was an enormous undertaking; it brought modern life and equality to people still living in the harsh nature. And while the undertaking took a heavy toll, it also illuminated the way forward. The Illuminators is an inspiring story about courage and social progress as well as sons following in their father’s footsteps.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Antti Haase
- Writer
- Antti Haase
Details
- Original title
- Valontuojat
- Release date
- 2017-11-03
- Runtime
- 1h 08m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FI
- Spoken languages
- Finnish
- Countries
- Finland
- Production
- Illume