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Forbidden Fruit
(Kielletty hedelmä)

Script:	Aleksi Bardy
Director:	Dome Karukoski
Cinematography:	Tuomo Hutri
Set design:	Antti Mattila
Costumes:	Anna Vilppunen
Make-up:	Kati Koskela
Editing :	Harri Ylönen
Production:	Aleksi Bardy
Shooting:	14.5. - 30.6.2008 (Suun. ensi-ilta 11/2008 - 01/2009)
Budget:	1 400 000 € (SES 600 000 €)
Release:	13.2.2009
Actors:	Marjut Maristo, Amanda Pilke, Joel Mäkinen, Jarkko Niemi, Olavi Uusivirta, Timo Tikka, Malla Malmivaara, Jani Volanen
Internet:	www.kiellettyhedelma.fi
Synopsis:	In the countryside, two girls from the apostolic lutheran families are coming close to the marrying age. Both have faithful fiancés in mind. One of the girls escapes to work in the city for the summer. The parish sends girl’s friend to look after her. The escaped girl, Mary, tries on makeup and tastes cider. She goes out dancing and kisses a stranger. The girl who came to look after her, Rachel, doesn´t want to try anything, but gets tempted. Mary yearns for new experiences. Mary insists Rachel to take her home. Mary gets married and says that she is now content. Rachel has to make a more difficult decision. International sales: NonStop Sales
Festivals:	Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, 23.1.–2.2.2009 European Film Market, Berlin, Germany, 5.–13.2.2009 Cannes Marché du Film, France, 13.–24.5.2009 The Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 29.5.–7.6.2009 Shanghai International Film Festival, China, 13.–21.6.2009 Otranto Film Festival, Italy, 2.–5.7.2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 3.–11.7.2009 11th Seoul International Youth Film Festival, South Korea, 9.–15.7.2009 European Film Festival Palic, Serbia, 18.–24.7.2009 International Film Summerfest, Durres, Albania, 22.–30.8.2009 Festroia International Film Festival, Portugal, 4.–13.9.2009 Nordkapp Filmfestival, Norway, 9.–13.9.2009 Schlingel Film Festival, Chemnitz, Germany, 5.–11.10.2009 Hamptons Film Festival, USA, 8.–12.10.2009 Gaffa – 5th International Festival for Young People, Vienna, Austria, 5.–11.10.2009 ARRAS IFF, France, 2.–15.11.2009 Nordic Film Days, Lübeck, Germany, 4.–8.11.2009 Scanorama 2009, Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipeda, Lithuania, 5.–22.11.2009 33rd Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 10.–20.11.2009 exground filmfest, Wiesbaden, Germany, 13.–22.11.2009 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival sub-festival "Just Film", Estonia, 21.–28.11.2009 Finnish Film Week, St. Petersburg, Russia, 27.11.-2.12.2009 Tallinn Black Market, Estonia, 30.11.-3.12.2009 La Habana International Film Festival, Cuba, 3.–10.12.2009 Chennai Int. Film Festival, India, 16.–24.12.2009 8th Pune International Film Festival, India, 7.–14.1.2010 Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway, 18.–24.1.2010 2010 European Youth Film Festival Flanders, 13.–21.2.2010 36th Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, 27.–31.1.2010 Festival International du Film d´Amour de Mons, Belgium, 13.–20.2.2010 Scandinavian House screening NY, Recent films from Finland, New York, USA, 17.–20.2.2010 14th Sofia IFF, Bulgaria, 5.–21.3.2010 Youngabout 2010, Festival Internazionale Giovani e Cinema, Bologna, Italy, 8.–12.3.2010 Finnish Film Week in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Israel, 10.–20.3.2010 BUFF Film Festival, Sweden, 16.–20.3.2010 Festival Cinematografico Internacional del Uruguay, 26.3.–4.4.2010 28th Minneapolis-St Paul International Film Festival, USA, 15.–30.4.2010 Finnish Film Week, Belgrade, Serbia, 22.–28.4.2010 Kristiansand International Children´s Film Festival, Norway, 27.4.–2.5.2010 Finnish Film Week in Istanbul, Turkey, 20.–30.5.2010 Competition IFF "Zerkalo", Ivanovo, Russia, 24.–30.5.2010 16th Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23.–31.7.2010
Awards & Prizes:	Festroia International Film Festival, Portugal, 4.–13.9.2009 Gold Dolphin for Best Film CICAE Prize Silver Dolphin for Best Actress (Amanda Pilke) 8th Pune International Film Festival, India, 7.–14.1.2010 Special Mention of the Jury Gaffa – 5th International Festival for Young People, Vienna, Austria, 5.–11.10.2009 Special Mention of the Youth Jury Best leading actress (Marjut Maristo) ARRAS IFF, France, 2.–15.11.2009 Audience Award 36th Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg, 27.–31.1.2010 Second Audience Award Festival International du Film d´Amour de Mons, Belgium, 13.–20.2.2010 Best Actress Award (Marjut Maristo & Amanda Pilke) Competition IFF Zerkalo, Ivanovo, Russia, 24.–30.5.2010 Grand-Prix to the Best Fiction Film Prize for the Best Female Part (Marjut Maristo & Amanda Pilke)
Production	Helsinki -filmi Oy Vanha Talvitie 11 A 00580 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7740 300 Fax. +358 9 7740 3060 Email. aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi Internet www.helsinkifilmi.fi
Distribution in Finland	Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab Etelä Esplanandi 24 A 00130 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 8866 7707 Fax. +358 9 8866 7710

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