Summaries

Two teen girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time.

Details

Keywords
  • teenage girl
  • helsinki finland
  • conservative morals
  • laestadianism
  • conservatism
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 12, 2009
Countries of origin Finland Sweden
Language Finnish
Filming locations Sörnäinen, Helsinki, Finland
Production companies Yleisradio (YLE) Helsinki-Filmi Anagram

Box office

Budget $1400000
Gross worldwide $1227505

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Two 18-year old girls from a christian fundamentalist community flee to a city for a summer job. One of the girls, Maria, wants to see how the world is before going back home and getting married to a boy from the same community. She wants to try out things that are forbidden at home: Rhytm music, make up, kissing boys, dancing. The other girl, Raakel, is less adventurous and only wants to make sure Maria does return. The summer of temptations changes the life of one of the girls - for good.

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