Ruthless Times – Songs of Care
APR 8, 2022 · 92 MIN · DIR. SUSANNA HELKE
A choir of tired nurses sing to Anna-Mari Kähärä’s hypnotic tunes about the truths of everyday nursing work in a musical documentary directed by Susanna Helke and co-scripted by Helke and Markku Heikkinen. DocPoint’s opening film is new in its format, and jolting in its message. It is a cinematic-musical work of activism, calling for more humane work, life and old age.
Cast
Tiina Mollberg
Self
Marja Vaarama
Self
Jaana Pilvinen
Self
Väinö Lipponen
Self
Aino Lipponen
Self
Väinö Martikainen
Self
Eila Martikainen
Self
Maija Tirkkonen
Self
Helena Järvikylä
Self
Raili Kekäläinen
Self
Rosa Aaltonen
Care worker (voice)
Anna Heinonen
Care worker (voice)
Crew
Writer
Markku Heikkinen
Writer
Susanna Helke
Director of Photography
Sari Aaltonen
Editor
Markus Leppälä
Editor
Inka Lahti
Editor
Samu Kuukka
Original Music Composer
Anna-Mari Kähärä
Producer
Timo Korhonen
