Lynx Man

Synopsis

A Finnish equivalent of Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man, Hannu has a love and connection to nature that surpasses most. It is the rare lynx in particular that has bitten into Hannu’s heart – so much so that he actually claims to be able to speak its language. So when a dead lynx turns up in his forest, he dons an animal mask, crawls down on all fours and sniffs out the mystery through the mire and thicket. With hauntingly beautiful footage captured by hidden cameras throughout the forest, ‘Lynx Man’ paints a colourful and vivid twilight picture of the natural world around us – and of man’s impact on it. For no matter what Hannu does to live in harmony with the animals, he cannot hide from belonging himself to the species that is the lynx’s worst enemy. It makes sense that most of Juha Suonpää’s atmospheric film takes place in the twilight between dream and reality. Here, the vast forests come alive in Hannu’s hypnotic Night Vision footage of the nocturnal life of the lynx.

Main Cast

Hannu Rantala

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Juha Suonpää
Production	Producer	Niina Virtanen Pasi Hakkio
	Co-Producer	Liis Nimik Juha Suonpää
Writing	Writer	Juha Suonpää Hanna Kaihlanen
Camera	Director of Photography	Juha Suonpää Alexander Markus Lembke
Editing	Editor	Tuuli Kuittinen
	Additional Editing	Hanna Kaihlanen
	Color Grading	Anssi Rautio
	Archival Footage Coordinator	Hannu Rantala
Sound	Music	Kimmo Helén Tanel Kadalipp Ramo Teder Marko Veisson
	Sound Designer	Tanel Kadalipp
Art	Graphic Designer	Juhamatti Vahdersalo
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