Feature films

Ex-Prime minister of Finland causes a scandal at the Nobel gala and soon finds herself lost in the Desert of the Real.

A little girl has secret superpowers but can’t use them when a highway project is threatening the nearby forest. Desperate to save it, she invents an elaborate lie about an endangered flying squirrel inhabiting the woods.

Konsta has just been released from prison and returned back to his old neighborhood. Grudges from the past get him involved with drug business again, even when his close ones try to keep him out of trouble. Finally Konsta has to face his past with a surprising way and he makes a decision that affects the rest of his life.

Defiant is the story of 17-year-old Vilma, a child protective services client who ends up in a boarding school and rebels against the violent staff and a system that has forgotten the child’s best interests. The film is based on real events in 2010s Finland, where children labeled as hopeless cases are confined to institutions even stricter than prisons, where they don’t receive the psychiatric services they need, and sometimes not even the legally required basic education. Despite its heavy subject matter, Defiant is also a hopeful coming-of-age story of a teenage girl and a warm portrayal of friendship among young people.