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The Annunciation
Genres
Documentary
Overview
This charming and casually reverent work is an authorized single-screen version of an installation by celebrated video artist Ahtila. Amid stunning snow-draped forests, a women’s theatrical group rehearses a stage version of the Annunciation (the director is played by Aki Kaurismäki’s signature actress Kati Outinen), in the process discovering the parallel worlds of humans and animals, and the proximity of the ordinary to the miraculous.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
$0
Runtime
36 min
Release Date
2011-11-06
Status
Released
Original Language
Finnish
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Satu Mäkinen
Virgin Mary
Elise Laaksonen
Archangel Gabriel
Taru Ollila
Saint
Elina Hurme
Servant
Anastasia Ilvonen
Servant
Kati Outinen
Director
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