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Tale of a Forest

Name: Tale of a Forest
Director: Kim Saarniluoto, Ville Suhonen
Released: 2012
Duration: 75 min

Representation Score

0.5/10

Minimal

2012

Not Rated

Director

Kim Saarniluoto, Ville Suhonen

Runtime

75 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Tale of a Forest is a documentary that highlights the biological aspects of Northern Finland's old-growth forests. Given that the subjects are non-human species such as bears, elk, and owls, the film does not engage with human-centric identity politics or social hierarchies. Although the film does not address social identity metrics due to the absence of human characters, it successfully provides a non-anthropocentric perspective. It emphasizes the intrinsic value of ecological interconnectedness. Ultimately, the work serves as a pure ecological study, focusing on the natural environment and its inhabitants without social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tale of a Forest have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on the behavior of forest animals and does not include any human characters or narratives related to LGBTQ+ identities.

How does Tale of a Forest portray gender?

Minimal

The narrative centers on the cycles of nature rather than human characters. Therefore, the film does not address traditional gender roles or hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tale of a Forest?

Minimal

Set in Northern Finland, the film features wildlife instead of humans. There is no depiction of human racial or ethnic diversity.

How does Tale of a Forest represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film emphasizes ecological systems over human institutions. It presents a passive environmentalist viewpoint without actively critiquing cultural institutions.

Does Tale of a Forest include disability representation?

Minimal

Since the film does not feature human characters, there is no representation of neurodivergence or physical disabilities in a social context.

Present on Screen

Offers a non-anthropocentric perspective that shifts focus away from human institutions.
Highlights the intrinsic value of old-growth ecosystems and biological interconnectedness.

Limited or Absent

Lacks human representation, preventing engagement with social identity or diversity categories.
Does not provide an active critique of cultural institutions, maintaining a passive environmentalist stance.

Official Synopsis

A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests. The main characters of the film are the various inhabitants of the forest: the bears and the elk, the snakes and the owls, the ants, the frogs and the flying squirrels, the ancient soul birds such as the Siberian Jay, the Lapland Owl and many, many others.

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