Miina Äkkijyrkän työlle ja taiteelle

Who can fight EU regulations on farming and agriculture? Miina Akkijyrkka is a sculptor, but she is also a protector of Finncattle, the native Finnish dairy breed. She has never followed the mainstream and her courageous and strange actions have aroused a lot of controversy. Being and acting out of the ordinary, Miina is fervently hated by some, and admired and loved by others. This portrait-documentary follows Miina since the 80s to show the tensions and controversies in contemporary Finish society. Coming into conflict with the authorities and the EU directives, she also has controversies with animal protection organizations, gets arrested and her dogs are taken into custody. Meanwhile, she works at a huge statue made of parts of wrecked cars, which she calls The Holy Cow. "I have a big heart," Miina describes herself, "and I love insanity, deviance and everything abnormal. What others see as trash."
(Film Lasse Naukkarinen)