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Once Upon a Time in the Woods (with a title referring to the great and mythicizing Westerns) is the exact opposite of the hard and physically powerful genre. A fragile environmental documentary from Finland follows a group of young activists who stand up to industrial giants who are systematically destroying the forest and threatening the environment. The film maximally aestheticizes the harmonious environment of the forest, which takes on an almost spiritual nature. Beautiful compositions and changes in film formats are fluidly intertwined with a rhythmic editing system that brings to life the peace and wisdom of nature, the importance of which we often forget in hectic times. Crystal clear lakes, ancient trees and a perfect symbiosis of diverse animals. It is an empathetic ode to the environment and those who try to protect it. Director Virpi Suutari constructs an almost fairy-tale interface, whose fluidity and charming world are constantly disrupted. The capture of nature is warm, hopeful, and interwoven with pictorial symbolism. You just have to let yourself be carried away.