"The Detour" will be screened at the University of Koblenz (D) on the 23.01 at 4 pm and in Paris (F) at the "Institut finlandais" on the 24.01. at 7.30pm and on the 28.01 at 4pm. We will be present at the screenings to discuss the film with the public. (http://www.institut-finlandais.asso.fr)

After having been presented 20 times in Estonia, Russia and Finland during the autumn, the film "The Detour" has reached its final destination on the 17th of December 2011 in the "Manilla Factory" in Turku (FI). This event took place within the closing ceremonies of the European Capital of Culture 2011. You can see a short video here.

From Turku to Tallinn, there is a road that links the lands of Finland, Russia and Estonia. Memory, war, independence,occupation, identity, revolution, cooperation, this 2000 km route reflects the major upheavals of the 20th century. It hasbeen paced up and down for several months by two young French filmmakers and a Super 8 camera. Following theroute, they met three generations of people unveiling issues such as historical inheritance, otherness, national identities,sharing their dreams and aspirations. The protagonists of the film «The Detour» re-create the turbulent history ofthis route through their own lives and experiences.

Titel: The Detour
Type: Documentary film
Authors: Atelier Limo (Simon Brunel and Nicolas Pannetier)
Duration: 75 Min
Shooting Turku, Helsinki, Lappeenranta (FI), Vyborg, Zelenogorsk, St Petersburg (RU), Sillamäe,
locations: Tallinn (EST)
Format: HD - 16:9 - Stereo
Support: BluRay and DVD
Languages: Mostly English. Parts in Finnish, German, some in Russian and Estonian.
Subtitles: Estonian, Russian, Finnish, English and a special version with Estonian+Russian