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The Home of Dark Butterflies
(Tummien perhosten koti)

Script:	Marko Leino
Director:	Dome Karukoski
Cinematography:	Pini Hellstedt
Set design:	Pirjo Rossi
Costumes:	Elina Kolehmainen
Make-up:	Mari Vaalasranta
Sound:	Jyrki Rahkonen
Music:	Panu Aaltio
Editing :	Harri Ylönen
Production:	Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Shooting:	02/2007 - 08/2007
Budget:	1 600 000 € (SES 500 000 €)
Lenght:	105 min
Release:	11.1.2008
Actors:	Tommi Korpela, Niilo Syväoja, Eero Milonoff, Kristiina Halttu, Marjut Maristo, Kati Outinen, Pertti Sveholm Matleena Kuusniemi
Synopsis:	The principal character of the movie is Juhani, haunted and oppressed by a traumatic childhood experience. After being bounced between foster homes and temporary families for six years, Juhani ends up in a Boys´ Home, The Island. The place is run under the laws and regulations of the superintendent, Olavi Harjula, who is ruthless in his administration. Besides the seven boys and Harjula, the only other inhabitants of the Island are the superintendent´s wife and their two daughters, along with Tyyne, who´s in charge of the livestock and the catering. The isolated community is a world of its own. The movie forces the spectators to ask themselves; how long do you have to keep paying for past mistakes and deeds? When can you forgive yourself and be set free? Or can you? And are you responsible for other people´s actions? International sales: TrustNordisk
Festivals:	Nordic Film Market Göteborg, Sweden, 31.1.–4.2.2008 Midnight Sun Film Festival, Sodankylä, Finland, 11.–15.6.2008 Moscow International Film Festival, Russia, 20.–27.6.2008 Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Finland, 19.–24.8.2008 Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, 21.8.–1.9.2008 Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Finland, 18.–28.9.2008 Mill Valley Film Festival, USA, 2.–12.10.2008 Ghent Film Festival, Belgium, 7.–18.10.2008 Rome Film Festival, Italy, 22.–31.10.2008 Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Germany, 29.10.–2.11.2008 AFI EU Film Festival, USA, 6.–25.11.2008 Scanorama, Vilnius, Lithuania, 13.–30.11.2008 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, 13.11.–7.12.2008 Finnish Film Week in St. Petersburg, Russia, 28.11.–3.12.2008 Plus Camerimage, Lodz, Poland, 29.11.–6.12.2008 Finnish Film Week in Petroskoi, Russia, 3.–7.12.2008 Finnish Film Week, Kinop Muranow, Poland, 15.–17.12.2008 Scandinavia House, New York, USA, 5.–9.1.2009 Scandinavian Film Festival L.A., USA, 10.–18.1.2009 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA, 10.–18.1.2009 35th Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Germany, 22.–25.1.2009 32nd Portland International Film Festival, USA, 5.–22.2.2009 Hong Kong International Film Festival, 22.3.–13.4.2009 Finnish contemporary films at Reflet Médicis, Paris, France, 26.–29.3.2009 10th Leeds Young People´s Film Festival, UK, 2.–10.4.2009 Minneapolis Film Festival, USA, 20.–27.4.2009 Northern Lights - Nordic Film Days, Sofia Bulgaria, 23.–30.4.2009 Skandinavische Filmtage Bonn, Germany, 23.–30.4.2009 Fest – IFF Silver Castle Competition, Portugal, 21.–28.6.2009 European Film Festival Palic, Serbia, 18.–24.7.2009 Cine Nordico, Mexico, 1.–13.9.2009 Festroia International Film Festival, Portugal, 4.–13.9.2009 CineFest Miskolc, Int. Film Festival of Young Filmmakers, Hungary, 11.–20.9.2009 Festival do Rio 2009 – Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil, 24.9.–8.10.2009 Nordic Film Festival 2009, Australia 16.10.– Finnish Film Week, Murmansk, Russia, 2.–7.11.2009 Finnish Film Week, Tallinn & Tartu, Estonia, 2.–8.11.2009 Nordic Film Days, Tromso, Norway, 5.–8.11.2009 Finnish Film Festival, Florence, Italy, 13.–15.11.2009 FICI International Children and Youth Film Festival, Madrid, Spain, 17.–22.11.2009 NICE Festival, Liverpool, UK, 19.11.–3.12.2009 La Habana International Film Festival, Cuba, 3.–10.12.2009 Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs, Paris, France, 5.–12.12.2009 Finnish Film Week in Moscow, Russia, 5.–20.1.2010 Third Nordic Film Festival, Kaliningrad, 26.2.–5.3.2010 Finnish Film Week in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Israel, 10.–20.3.2010 Arkangel Finnish Film Week, Russia, 15.3.–3.4.2010
Awards & Prizes:	35th Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, Germany, 22.–25.1.2009 Second Prize of the Audience Award 10th Leeds Young People´s Film Festival, UK, 2.–10.4.2009 Winner of Best Film for Older Jury (15-19 years) Fest – IFF Silver Castle Competition, Portugal, 21.–28.6.2009 Silver Castle Festroia International Film Festival, Portugal, 4.–13.9.2009 Second prize in the Man and His Environment section FICI International Children and Youth Film Festival, Madrid, Spain, 17.–22.11.2009 International Youth Jury Award
Production	Solar Films Oy Veneentekijäntie 20 00210 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 417 44 700 Fax. +358 9 417 44 744 Email. markus.selin@solarfilms.com Internet www.solarfilms.com
Distribution in Finland	Nordisk Film Oy John Stenbergin ranta 2 00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 476 4460 Fax. +358 9 476 44640 Internet www.nordiskfilm.fi

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