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202675 minPGdocumentary

The Mother Age

202675 minPGdocumentary

In the deep Finnish forests, a Norwegian filmmaker explores themes inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin and other female thinkers through a sensual and philosophical lens.

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Irene Margrethe Kaltenborn

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In the deep Finnish forests, a Norwegian filmmaker explores themes inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin and other female thinkers through a sensual and philosophical lens.

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Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin and other female thinkers, a Norwegian filmmaker invites us on a sensual and richly philosophical journey of (re)discovery in the deep Finnish forests.

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