Lentävä Kuolema (Riding With Death)

FILMS

The tuberculosis sanatoriums were heaven and hell. Riding With Death takes us into the world of Finland's “Magic Mountain”: it reveals the secrets of sanatoriums and offers a surprising journey to the borderlands of life and death. Lifelong love stories were born, as well as friendships, survival stories, and carefree sex. The film revisits the age when tuberculosis shaped the modern world and reminds us why we cannot afford to let history repeat itself. Riding with Death uses never-before-seen archival footage that explores the depths of isolation and its effects on the human psyche, something we can all relate after the recent pandemics.

DIRECTORS: Nina Forsman, Sakari Suuronen
SCRIPT: Nina Forsman, Sakari Suuronen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jarkko T. Laine, Theofanis Kavvadas
SOUND: François Yazbeck
EDITING: Jussi Sandhu, Nina Forsman, Sakari Suuronen
MUSIC: Miki Brunou
PRODUCER: Markku Tuurna
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Filmimaa