Finnish Film Catalogue Films Heartbeast
  • drama ,
  • arthouse ,
  • first feature ,
  • LGBTIQ+ ,
  • youth ,
  • Feature Films
2022

Heartbeast

Sydänpeto

Details

Elina is a 17-year-old rapper who is forced to move from Finland to the south of France, to the home of her mother’s new boyfriend. She is drawn to her new stepsister Sofia, a ballet dancer leading a double life.

DIRECTOR: Aino Suni
SCREENWRITER: Aino Suni
CO-PRODUCERS: Ilona Tolmunen / Made (Finland), Frauke Kolbmüller / Oma Inge Film (Germany)
PRODUCER: Sebastien Aubert
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Adastra Films (France)
SALES: Kinology

Director

Aino Suni

(b. 1985) is Finnish director and screenwriter. She has a Master’s degree in Film Screenwriting from University of Salford, UK. Suni’s short film Wolf Carver was selected to Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2012.

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Contact

Jenni Domingo

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Feature Films

• festival distribution strategy for feature films
• travel support and material and marketing support for feature films

+ 358 9 6220 3032