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Completed - FINNISH, ENGLISH, GERMAN - Comedy, Drama, LGBT - 95 minutes

Log Line

A comedy about intolerance among tolerant people.




Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Teemu NIKKI
 Writer(s) : Teemu NIKKI, Jani PÖSÖ
 Cast : Susanna PUKKILA, Almila BAGRIACIK, Elias WESTERBERG, Matti ONNISMAA, Mari RANTASILA, Antti REINI, Ona KAMU, Jouko PUOLANTO

 Producer(s) : Jani PÖSÖ (IT'S ALIVE FILMS OY)

Synopsis

Mervi travels to her hometown in Finland, with her German-Iranian girlfriend Kata, to confront her parents and come out of the closet. There, she finds out that she’s not the only one hiding secrets. The two girls will find themselves in the middle of social mayhem in a community of gang bangers, bisexual pastors, activists, racists, refugees, alcoholics and drug abusers. Finally, a belligerent neo-Nazi group break in.

Production

Country(ies) : FINLAND

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

GREECE CINOBO
ITALY I WONDER PICTUR


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Festivals and Awards

Warsaw FF 2020 Free Spirit Competition
Ventana Sur 2020 European Screenings
São Paulo International Film Festival 2020 (International Perspective)
Outshine FF Fort Lauderdale 2021
Amsterdam LGBTQ FF 2021 (Official Competition)
Fribourg IFF 2021 (Midnight Screenings)
Annapolis International Film Festival 2021
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2021 (Bucheon Choice - Audience Award)
Perth International Film Festival 2021


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