A documentary film about Finnish student, Yrjö von Grönhagen, who decides to leave University of Sorbonne and walk from Paris to Helsinki in the spring of 1935. On his way, in Germany, he meets Heinrich Himmler, who is attracted by a traditional Finnish instrument, kantele. Himmler employs Yrjö as researcher to the Ahnenerbe institute to find the Aryan roots from the runic singing culture of Finnish Carelia.
Information
| Original name |
Himmlerin kanteleensoittaja |
| Original language |
suomi |
| Subtitles |
english |
| Genre |
documentary |
| Production year |
2014 |
| Production country |
Finland |
| Running time |
56 min |
| Trailer |
https://vimeo.com/89013513 |
Crew
| Direction |
Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen (also scriptwriter) |
| Script |
Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen |
| Cinematography |
Pekka Uotila |
| Sound design |
Nikopetri Paakkunainen |
| Composer |
Ari Taskinen |
| Editing |
Tuuli Kuittinen |
| Translation |
Tiina Kinnunen |
| Graphic |
Patrik Pesonius |
| Producer |
Pertti Veijalainen |
Screenings and awards
TV-screenings
- 15.03.2014 YLE TV1 Dokumenttiprojekti
- 10.03.2014 YLE TV1 Dokumenttiprojekti
Festivals
- 01.01.2016 Elokuvan laatutuki
- 29.11.2014 The VII International Film and TV Festival "Northern Character" (Best Documentary)
- 14.11.2014 Rokumentti Joensuu Rock Film Festival
- 29.10.2014 Nordic Film Days Lübeck
- 07.10.2014 XXIII International Festival of Ethnological Film
- 20.09.2014 Aegean Docs
- 30.01.2014 DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Production
- Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
