Forgetting Lenin

26th TIDF: International Premiere

It takes decades to build a legacy but how long does it take to forget? For many Finns, Vladimir Lenin is to thank for Finland’s independence from Russia in 1917. But with Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, citizens of a small Finnish town of Kotka near the Russian border, have to re-evaluate their views about the fate of Finland’s last remaining Lenin statue. Is the bronze monument a disgrace, a tourist attraction, art, or all of the above? Forgetting Lenin is a short meditation on choosing not to remember.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Inka Achté, Einari Paakkanen

Script: Inka Achté, Einari Paakkanen

Cinematography: Antti Polojärvi

Editing: Einari Paakkanen

Sound: Pietu Korhonen

Production: Raina Film Festival Distribution

Producers: Inka Achté, Einari Paakkanen

Format: HD

Color: Color, B&W

Production Country: Finland

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 6'

Contact: Raina Film Festival Distribution

Inka Achté

Filmography

2008 The Beginner (short)
2012 The Wait (short)
2012 Alppikatu 28 -Home to the Homeless (short)
2018 Boys Who Like Girls
2022 Golden Land
2022 Jasmin’s Two Homes (short)
2024 Forgetting Lenin (short, co-direction)