Completed - FINNISH - Drama - 82 minutes
Two Finnish boys battle adolescence and family troubles. Meanwhile, their homes are being encroached upon by inevitable urban development.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Visa KOISO-KANTTILA Writer(s) : Visa KOISO-KANTTILA Cast : Antti LUUSUANIEMI, Pihla VIITALA, Malla MALMIVAARA, Tomi ENBUSKA, Vili SAARELA, Olavi ANGERVO, Risto TUORILA, Eeva-Maija HAUKINEN, Janne RAUDASKOSKI Producer(s) : Mika RITALAHTI (SILVA MYSTERIUM), Niko RITALAHTI (SILVA MYSTERIUM)
STAR BOYS is a powerful story of two families being torn apart by disintegrating moral values when the sexual revolution arrives at a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland.The film takes us inside the lives of two families through the eyes of the children, 13-year-old Star boy singers, forced to observe from too close distance the consequences of their parents’ sexual liberation and endless need for love and freedom.Following a fateful toga party no one and nothing is the same and the boys’ confusion erupts violently.STAR BOYS, whilst dealing with heavy themes, is ultimately a warm and positive survival story portraying the persistence and capacity of children to get over even most difficult experiences in life.
Country(ies) : FINLAND
Moscow IFF 2017 (Main Competition)Cape Town International Film Market & Festival 2017 (the Accolade of Best Director)