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Completed - FINNISH - Drama

Log Line

Love conquers hate.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2013 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2013 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2014 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2014 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Dome KARUKOSKI
Writer(s) : Aleksi BARDY
Cast : Peter FRANZÉN, Yusufa SIDIBEH, Laura BIRN, Jasper PÄÄKKÖNEN, Jani TOIVOLA

Producer(s) : Aleksi BARDY (Helsinki filmi Oy), Martin PERSSON (Anagram Film & TV Ab)

Synopsis

Teppo meets and falls in love with the beautiful blonde Sari. But this is to be no ordinary love affair. Teppo is a central figure in a neo-Nazi group and when he meets Sari’s son, he is in for a big surprise. Sari’s son is called Rhamadhani and he is black. Naturally for Teppo this is a huge dilema. On the one hand he has this passionate love affair with a wonderful woman, and a chance to fulfil dreams of parenting and family, and on the other a long held belief based on discrimination, ignorance and hatred. When Sari gets pregnant Teppo decides to do his best to make peace with Rhamadhani. With his brother and his old Nazi group threatening over his shoulder, he is forced to make a stand. It's a simple choice between love or hate.

Production

Country(ies) : FINLAND, SWEDEN

Financing plan : Anagram Produktion
Film i Väst
Finnish Film Foundation

CROATIA CONTINENTAL FIL
CZECH REPU Jul 17, 2015 FILM EUROPE (CZ
ESTONIA ESTINFILM
FRANCE Oct 22, 2014 JUPITER COMMUNI
ICELAND HEIMILI KVIKMYN
POLAND Sep 12, 2014 AURORA FILMS (P
SLOVAKIA Jul 16, 2015 FILM EUROPE (SL


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2013 Contemporary World Cinema


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