A mall security guard falls for a Somali girl in Helsinki — what could go wrong? Everything, beautifully.
25-year-old Karri is stuck with his life: days at a job as a guard at a shopping mall, nights out with his friends. Then Karri meets Caasha, a Somali girl about his age.
Acting
Kapulainen's painfully authentic man-child energy.
Writing
Dialogue so real you'll want to hide behind a sofa.
Director
Lotta Kupiainen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Itä-Helsinki, one of Finland's most diverse neighborhoods, the film captures a rarely seen side of Nordic cinema — working-class multiculturalism without the usual crime-thriller lens.
Director Lotta Kupiainen made this as her graduation film; it won Best Short at Jussi Awards despite feature length controversy. Anab Egal's performance launched her career — she had no prior acting experience.
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