Finland
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Part of Laugh It Up (Comedy Series)
A man preparing for his wedding suddenly finds his face becoming increasingly pixelated.
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A 17 year-old wild child reconnects with gramps. The Grump wants to die, because all the work is done; the meaning of life is gone. But just as his own coffin is being finished, a new life appears to the Grump. His grandchild Sofia, 17, is in trouble and needs the stubborness and wisdom of her grandfather and the warmth of the fireplace. The Grump gets a new meaning to his life - and a major secret. A stubborn old man and an young city girl get together, and two halves grow up to be more than one whole human being.
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How do children father their parents? Beautifully rendered and poetically observed, Star Boys captures the symbiotic relationship between parents and their children. Shortly after finding their parents engaged in a sexually charged party, Vesa and his childhood friend Karrlo begin to comprehend what once felt like merely background noise between adults. Arguments, glances, and quiet actions now all have meaning. They suddenly have awakened perspective on their parents and hear the rhythms of their relationships to one another.
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In an impossible situation, a love story is born. From the moment she first sees him, she must have him. Helena, a Finnish midwife, has only ever known the monotonous, grueling side of day-to-day livingbut her heart leaps at the sight of the seemingly inconsequential officer, Johannes. Their union doesn't last long, for war divides hearts and challenges the distance between lovers. Before she has time to explore the depth of her love, Helena is whisked away to a Nazi POW camp where she'll spend the final months of World War II nursing the wounded back to health.
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Three young boys find themselves caught up in a game with no rules and no way they can see to stop playing.
Using a series of actual events in Goteborg, Sweden as a springboard, Play presents a juvenile microcosm of role-playing, group dynamics, and racial stereotyping as older boys manipulate a younger trio in unnerving fashion. Using a simple almost anti-cinematic device to stunning effect, the film traps us emotionally inside the game, unwilling participants as much as the onscreen boys themselves.
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From the top of the world an amazing parade of filmmakers delivers a cornucopia of delights for film lovers everywhere.
At northern Finland?s Midnight Sun Film Festival in tiny Sodankylä, the world?s greatest filmmakers hold forth in conversation with festival director, film scholar and master interviewer Peter van Bagh on subjects ranging from film?s interpretation of 20th century history to their own first filmgoing experiences.