She steals his heart, then his wallet. Finnish quarter-life crisis hits different.
Out into the big wide world as fast as possible. That’s Elli’s plan. But where should she get the money from, if not steal it? When Heze falls for her, she steals from him and both have to learn: “Adulthood is a big pain in the arse”.
Acting
Armi Toivanen's raw, unlikable vulnerability
Direction
Pesonen's unflinching Vantaa specificity
Director
Antti Heikki Pesonen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vantaa is Finland's fourth-largest city but culturally overshadowed by Helsinki—this film treats it as character, not backdrop. The 'big wide world' Elli craves is literally 20 minutes away by train.
Director Pesonen later expanded similar themes in feature 'Headfirst' (2014); this short functions as a grim thesis statement on Finnish working-class youth.
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