-
Against the backdrop of emerging green politics in China, the film tells an explosive story about the problems that Finnish state-owned forestry company Stora Enso's tree plantations and paper mill have caused to people and the environment in Southern China.
The main character in Red Forest Hotel, lawyer Yang Zaixin, has been under arrest with false charges for an alarming 15 months.
Red Forest Hotel
http://redforesthotelthemovie.com/
premiere location: IDFA 2011
credits
- director(s): Mika Koskinen
- editor(s): Kauko Lindfors
- producer(s): Marek Koskinen , Risto Rumpunen
- production company: Luxian productions Oy
- photography: Mika Mattila
- TV channel: NRK, SVT, YLE
technical data
- film format: HDcam, Todd-AO
- audio format: Stereo
- aspect ratio: 16/9
- production year: 2011
- runtime: 56', 84'
- countries: FINLAND
- genres: environmental, investigative, politics
- languages: Chinese, English
- subtitles: English
reviews
"The story unfolds like a suspense film" *** Taneli Topelius, IS
"Documentary film at its best" *** Jukka Vuorio, Seura
click here for more quotes
Festivals
- Barents Ecology FF, Russia
- Doc House, UK
- DocsDF
- Docville, Belgium
- European Film Festival Palic
- Milano Film Festival
- Monterrey International Film Festival
- Planete Doc Review
media files Print
trailer
press pictures
