Karelian Cowgirls
UK Premiere
Screened with: The Solitary Life of Cranes, Steel Homes, Karelian Cowgirls
11:30 Saturday 4 April 2009 at British Museum (Sackler Rooms)
Tickets: £3
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11:30 Saturday 4 April 2009 at British Museum (Sackler Rooms)
Tickets: £3
The box office has now closed for this film.
In 1939, at the start of the bitterly cold Winter War, the Soviet Red Army invaded Finnish Karelia, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians deep into Finland.
With the men at the warfront and the women looking after the small children, the responsibility for cattle-herding fell upon the oldest girls.
A lifetime later, Annikki, Inkeri and Hilkka look back on their adventures on a journey that coincided with their journey into adulthood.
Director: Minttu Mantynen
Country: UK
Length: 10 minutes
