Small-town boys Vähy and Hapa are best friends who swear an eternal blood oath. As they grow up, however, their paths drift apart and they both find themselves searching for their place in the world.
Acting
Kinnunen and Edelmann's brittle, beautiful chemistry.
Cinematography
Bleached Finnish landscapes that swallow dreams.
Direction
Paljakka lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Kari Paljakka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Finland's 1990s 'new working-class cinema' exploring economic anxiety post-Soviet trade collapse.
Samuli Edelmann was already Finland's biggest pop star; critics hated casting him, then admitted he nailed it.
FI
