Scissors and secrets

The main character of the documentary is the artist who lives in St. Petersburg, Jurij Salnikov - who learned his family secret: he BELIEVED that he was born in Vladivostok, but once his birthplace and identity changed: he was born beyond the Arctic Circle in Norway. World War II saw 140 children born to Soviet parents imprisoned in Nazi work camps in Norway. 1,400 Soviet women were transported to occupied Norway to work in the fishing industry in the arctic region.

  • Tamara Sushko
    Director
    director
  • liv Mjelde
    Writer
  • Tamara Sushko
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    44 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 17, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    4,700 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Murmansk
    Russian Federation
    November 30, 2018
    premiere
  • Bratina
    Dmitrov
    Russian Federation
    September 9, 2019
    AWARD
Distribution Information
  • Webbon
Director Biography - Tamara Sushko

Tamara Sushko: Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Manager, Producer.
Studied photography and film in Russia, Kemerovo Universitet (examined 1982),
Sweden, LTU, documentary film production, 2013.
Living in Norrbotten(Sweden)

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1. Karlsvik- on way home? (Documentary film) 2013, 22min,44 sek
Director/producer/camera/editing - Tamara Sushko
Nomination: best documentary film in Kazan film-festival (Ryssland)
2. Cut off by mountains, connected with rivers, (Documentary film) 2013, 52 min,45 sek
Director/producer/camera/editing - Tamara Sushko, Co-production with Rod Morris, UK
Nomination: one of Best Documentary on Ecozine Film Festival in Zaragoza 2014
3. Children of Destination. 27 min, documentary, 2015,
4. Apples on the wall, documentary, 2015, 44 min
5. Arctic velonaut 2017, documentary,18 min
6. Frozen fish, varm voice, documentary, 2018,