Rokumentti: Etna
Premiere: 15.11.2026
Duration: 1 h 17 min
Language:
Finnish
Subtitles:
English
Dokumentär
Sinna Virtanen:
Etna
Finland 2025 • 77 min • K12
Finnish
A Lifetime of silence
Under Sicily’s golden sun, the weight of the past erupts like a longdormant volcano. For decades, 94-year-old rose grower Sinna Perho has carried painful childhood memories, waiting to share her story. Through correspondence with her great-niece and namesake, documentary director Sinna Virtanen, a long-silenced past unfolds, revealing childhood experiences of systematic sexual abuse and violence.
As long-buried feelings of shame and anger come to the surface, Mount Etna becomes a powerful symbol of emotions suppressed for decades. The puppets Perho has made over the years also take on a new role, helping her explore and express painful memories through puppetry.
Known primarily for her work as a theatre director and playwright, Virtanen makes her documentary debut with Etna, a sensitive and visually striking exploration of healing from trauma. Unfolding at a gentle, unhurried pace, the film is a tribute to the healing power of nature and the comfort found in sharing painful experiences.
Etna
Finland 2025 • 77 min • K12
Finnish
A Lifetime of silence
Under Sicily’s golden sun, the weight of the past erupts like a longdormant volcano. For decades, 94-year-old rose grower Sinna Perho has carried painful childhood memories, waiting to share her story. Through correspondence with her great-niece and namesake, documentary director Sinna Virtanen, a long-silenced past unfolds, revealing childhood experiences of systematic sexual abuse and violence.
As long-buried feelings of shame and anger come to the surface, Mount Etna becomes a powerful symbol of emotions suppressed for decades. The puppets Perho has made over the years also take on a new role, helping her explore and express painful memories through puppetry.
Known primarily for her work as a theatre director and playwright, Virtanen makes her documentary debut with Etna, a sensitive and visually striking exploration of healing from trauma. Unfolding at a gentle, unhurried pace, the film is a tribute to the healing power of nature and the comfort found in sharing painful experiences.
Distributor: OMA
Showtimes
Su 15/11 at 16.15
Rokumentti
JOENSUU | TAPIO | TAPIO 4
Ticket 11,00€
Available seats 52/52