Golden Land

Name: Golden Land
Director: Inka Achté
Released: 2022

Inka Achté 2022

When Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors’ land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his family’s safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, a self-declared state in East Africa. As Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong.

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Running Time:

83 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Finnish, Somali

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Inka Achté

Producers:

Liisa Karpo

Cinematographers:

Jarkko M. Virtanen

Editors:

Magnus Svensson

Production Companies:

napafilms, UpNorth, AutoImages

African Cinema and Cul..

Economy

Family

Immigration and Migrat..

Personal Story

Society

Youth

Festival Participation

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival - 2022
Winner Golden Alexander Newcomers Competition
Nordic International Film Festival - 2023
Nominee Festival Award Best Documentary Feature
Nordic International Film Festival - 2023
Nominee Festival Award Best Director
OKO International Ethnographic Film Festival - 2023
Winner Jury Prize International Competition: Feature Films

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