Colombia in My Arms

Colombia in My Arms

  #memory   #politics   #society
22nd TDF: Greek Premiere

After 52 years of bloody conflict, the Colombian government and FARC guerillas have come to a peace agreement. Nevertheless, the hot-button question surfaces: after half a century of extreme polarization is it possible to put an end to this vicious cycle of violence and find a common ground for understanding? Through a mosaic of characters that represent all aspects of the complex modern-day Colombian landscape (a former FARC revolutionary, a lifelong member of the elite, a poverty-ridden coca farmer and a reactionary alt-right politician), this intrusive documentary illustrates a wounded country in a state of awkward transition and painful transformation.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Jenni Kivistö
Co-direction: Jussi Rastas
Script: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas
Cinematography: Jussi Rastas
Editing: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas, Sully Reed, Antti Jääskeläinen
Sound: Rasmus Winther Jensen
Music: Povl Kristian
Production: Filmimaa Ltd
Producers: Markku Tuurna
Co-production: Les Films d’un Jour, Hansen & Pedersen Film, Medieoperatørene
Co-producers: Sébastien Tézé, Malene Flindt Pedersen, Ingvil Giske
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Finland, France, Denmark, Norway
Production Year: 2020
Duration: 90΄
Contact: Journeyman Pictures, films@journeyman.tv
Awards/Distinctions: Best Nordic Documentary – Göteborg FF 2020

Jenni Kivistö

Filmography

2016 Land Within
2017 Äiti (short)
2020 Colombia in My Arms

Jussi Rastas

Filmography

2015 Tram Bum Tango (short)
2016 Conflict (short documentary series)
2020 Colombia in My Arms