Canned Dreams ( Säilöttyjä unelmia )

Canned Dreams (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Säilöttyjä unelmia
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
France ( France, Benelux )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
Norway ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Portugal ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Katja Gauriloff

Written By:
Katja Gauriloff
Joonas Berghäll

Actors:
Lise LorenzenAndrzej Biskup ..... Herself
Neuci de Souza ..... Himself
Florentina Dumitru ..... Himself
Sebastian Laustsen ..... Himself
Kryvochenko Roman ..... Himself
Maria Rosa ..... Herself
Zubareva Valentina ..... Herself
Damitoiv Victor ..... Himself

Synopsis:

A simple can of ravioli propels this spectacular 30,000 km, eight-country journey through all phases of food production and the far flung sources of international ingredients. A dream-like voyage with glimpses of disconcerting realities, the story begins with a single mother toiling in one of the biggest open pit mines in Brazil and ends on the shelf of a grocery store in Finland. Along the way, the workers whose calloused hands mine, raise and harvest each ingredient reveal their dreams and hopes, like the Danish pig farmer who loves his sows but longs for a girlfriend, and the Portuguese tomato picker who wants to stay healthy long enough to pay her daughters way through university. Sumptuous photography and impressive sound design make an eloquent statement about our modern, globalized world, making us aware of the hundreds of invisible people who prepare the food we eat every day.

CANNED DREAMS presents the absurdity of food production in Europe. Behind the product are uncountable number of workers and their stories from multiple cultures. Each worker that contributes towards the product tells their own story about their everyday life, turning points in their past and moments that have stopped and touched them. The stories are full of joy and sadness. In the film we see production chain from the beginning to the end and follow the route of the product through Europe. The wheat is grown in huge Ukrainian wheat fields and transported to a French factory where the pasta dough is prepared. Tomatoes come from Portugal, pork meat from Denmark, beef from Poland, eggs from France and olive oil from Italy. The final product is manufactured and canned in France and then transported to a shelf of a supermarket in Finland.

The film features seven ingredients, seven main characters and seven strong stories from different countries. The characters' ages and backgrounds vary and their stories will touch diverse spheres of life at the same time being universal and reaching out to people anywhere in the world.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 16 November, 2012.