A boy dreams of a girl he's never met. She dreams of being seen. The universe shrugs.
Season 1 • Episode 6
Latest12-year-old Kasper is studying at the elite school Nerola. Kasper spends the day practicing and performs on stage in the evening, when the school students appear in their own television program. However, Kasper is not happy. He constantly dreams of Ida, a girl he has never met. Living in a foster family 13-year-old Ida wants to have the attention of the entire world, and especially of her biological mother.
Direction
Jarmo Lampela captures childhood isolation like a Nordic winter.
Production
The fake TV show within the show is gloriously awkward and real.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finnish 'koulusarja' tradition: prestige children's dramas tackling heavy themes with zero condescension.
Seela Sella—Finland's grande dame—plays Helle as both warm and terrifyingly remote, a foster care veteran who's seen too many children leave.
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