Lynx Man

A Finnish equivalent of Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man, Hannu has a love and connection to nature that surpasses most. It is the rare lynx in particular that has bitten into Hannu’s heart—so much so that he actually claims to be able to speak its language. With hauntingly beautiful footage captured by hidden cameras throughout the forest, ‘Lynx Man’ paints a colourful and vivid twilight picture of the natural world around us and of man’s impact on it. For, no matter what Hannu does to live in harmony with the animals, he cannot hide from belonging himself to the species that is the lynx’s worst enemy. Most of the atmospheric film takes place in the twilight between dream and reality. Here, the vast forests come alive in Hannu’s hypnotic Night Vision footage of the nocturnal life of the lynx.

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Documentary

Nacional

Animation

Priscilla Brasil

Direction

Juha Suonpää

Production

Pasi Hakkio e Niina Virtanen

Editing

Tuuli Kuittinen F.C.E

Cinematography

Juha Suonpää e Alexander Markus Lembke

Country of origin

Finlândia e Estônia

Festivals and Awards

Hot Docs, Canadá
Grande Prêmio @Cinemambiente, Itália
Melhor Documentário Golden Kapok @Guangzhou Doc, China
Prêmio Nova Visão @International Wildlife Film Festival, EUA
Menção Especial @Nordic:Dox, CPH: DOX, Dinamarca
Melhor Diretor @Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival, República da Coréia e muitos outros

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