KUMU DOC : PÖFF

Golden Land

Local title
Kuldne maa
Original title
Kultainen maa
Director
Inka Achté
Country
Finland
Year
2022
Programme
Kumu Documentary

When Mustafe and his family move back to Somalia after 25 years in Finland, their search for gold soon turns into something more profound. When Mustafe Hagi prayed to Allah for an adventure three years ago, little did he know what would come his way. Two months later copper and gold were discovered on his family’s land in Somalia. After receiving the news, he immediately decided to leave his boring and safe life in Finland and move his family back to his native country.
Against all odds, will the family be able to feel at home in Hargeisa, or are they doomed to live their life as outsiders, just as in Finland? Will Mustafe be able to really open a gold mine in an area which is still not entirely free from the clan disputes which originally fuelled the Somali civil war? And if so, will the mine make enough profit for Mustafe to be able to achieve something useful for his native country?

Golden Land is a story about refugees, cultural identity and the concept of home.

Introduction by DocPoint film festival programmer Filipp Kruusvall.

Director
Inka Achté
Screenwriter
Inka Achté, Hanna Karppinen
Producer
Ingrid Galadriel Falch
DoP
Jarkko Virtanen
Editor
Magnus Svensson
Music
Jørgen Meyer, Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen, Are Åberg
Production
Napafilms
Runtime
Language
English, Finnish, Somali
Subtitles
English
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