Dir. Pirjo Honkasalo · Starring Johannes Brotherus, Jari Virman, Anneli Karppinen, Juhan Ulfsak, Alex Anton, Iida Kuningas · Music Karl Frid
Drama
A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
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A raw, unflinching look at fractured brotherhood under the weight of a stifling environment. It feels like a cold, damp wind blowing through a concrete jungle, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy and quiet desperation.
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