the last misfits by the golden river

A documentary western on the last gold miners living in the wilderness of Finnish Lapland.

Selected festivals and awards:

Nominee for The Finnish National Film Award ‘Jussi’ for the best documentary of the year

The most Innovative film music of the year award by TEOSTO

CPH:DOX 2025 - best nordic documentary of the year nominee

Midnight Sun Film Festival - opening film of the pre festival 2025

Tromsø International Film Festival - Nordic competition

Ulsan Ulju mountain Film Festival - International Competition

Director, writer & cinematographer: Juho-Pekka Tanskanen

Producer: Isabella Karhu

Co-producer: Dirk Manthey

Editor: Markus Leppälä

Sound designer: Janis Grossman-Alhambra

Composer: Erik Michelsen

Additional cinematography: Mikko Kelloniemi & Antti Savolainen

Sound recordist: Ilkka Kunttu

In collaboration with: The Finnish Film Foundation, YLE, AVEK

World sales: Verità Films

Copyright: Danish Bear Prod. & Dirk Manthey Film