What happens when a Finnish circus artist decides to make a film with her six Finnish colleagues? The result is a film that is not merely a recording of a show, but a tribute to collaboration, creative energy, Finnish roots and womanhood.

When	Sat 21.11.2026 at 14:00–15:05
Where	Theatre Museum
Admission	Theatre Museum admission or Museum Card

”We are seven. Women. Finnish. We are circus artists, we yell uproariously. Seven ways to do this job and one collective creation to meet once in a while and practice it together. In a sauna, on skis, running, or on a boat, we ask ourselves: « why do we do this? » After having toured the world and the question, we decided to make a movie. To make cinema like we make a circus show.”

A French production. The director’s first feature-length documentary.

Mad in Finland

Documentary, 2021. Directed by Elice Abonce Muhonen

Duration: 65 min

Language: French, Finnish, English

Subtitles (partly): English, French, Spanish, Finnish

Credits

Director: Elice Abonce Muhonen
Screenplay: Elice Abonce Muhonen & Tsirihaka Harrivel
Starring: Heini Koskinen, Mirja Jauhiainen, Sanja Kosonen, Sanna Kopra, Stina Kopra, Elice Abonce Muhonen & Lotta Paavilainen
Cinematography: Tristan Galand, Tsirihaka Harrivel, Arnaud Gaudelle, Emmanuelle Alaitru, Elice Abonce Muhonen, Pauline Beau, Nelly Sabbagh, Fred Lepinay, Summer Hubbard, Raphaël Hérault & Aurélien Dehin
Editing: Elice Abonce Muhonen, Nelly Sabbagh, Fred Lepinay, Sarah Balounaïck, Esteban Kang, Tsirihaka Harrivel, Régis Noël, Maxime Emeriau, Elexa Poropudas, Maxime Moriceau, Clio Simon, Cécile Paturel & Joonas Henriksson
Original soundtrack: Elice Abonce Muhonen, Sylvain Briani-Colin, Madeg Menguy, Jérémy Manche, Violette Legrand & Chloé Derrouaz
Sound recording: Pablo Salaün, Edgar Imbault, Alexis Auffray, Tsirihaka Harrivel & Mathias Lejosne
Sound edit and sound mix: Plouf prod, Edgard Imbault, Pablo Salaün, L’oreille du chat
Colour grading: Brice Auger, Arnaud Gaudelle & Emmanuelle Alaitru
Executive production: Elice Abonce Muhonen (self-production)
Line producer: Elice Abonce Muhonen & Yvain Lemattre (Galapiat Cirque)
Production funds: Kone Foundation, Klownit Ilman Rajoja, Taike (Arts Promotion Centre Finland)

Pictures: Collective