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Feeling Defensive (Part 1)

DirectorPilvi Takala

2025
16 min
Documentary

What happens when a renowned experimental filmmaker with a flair for absurdist humour is invited to a military training session designed to rally support for national defence and promote preparedness for crises and war? Pilvi Takala, with help from scientist Johanna Vuorelma, playfully deconstructs the ways society is persuaded to believe that peace is best negotiated at gunpoint.

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