Knock, Knock
Leila is a recently divorced woman, who’s husband’s gone and their apartment’s been sold. She looks around the empty rooms and finds it difficult to understand that this is her life.
Homesick
Koti-ikävä
17-years old Sami is taken to a mental hospital. Sami’s new roommate Rudolf would prefer staying at the hospital for good. A strange relationship develops between the two boys.
Sami doesn’t talk or show his feelings. Sami’s mother does not accept that her son was involuntarily taken from her. Sami would certainly be much better at home.
A dedicated nurse, Taneli takes effort to reach Sami and find out what has caused his illness.
Homesick is a film about vulnerability, care and hope.
INFO
Movie title
Homesick
Original title
Koti-ikävä
Production year
2005
Genre
Drama
Length
85 min
Languages
Finnish
Director
Petri Kotwicka
Screenplay
Petri Kotwicka, Selma Vilhunen
Cast
Sami
Julius Lavonen
Marjo
Tarja Heinula
Taneli
Janne Virtanen
Crew
Cinematography
Harri Räty
Editing
Anne Lakanen
Sound Design
Kyösti Väntänen
Music
Tapani Rinne & DJ Slow
Producers
Kaarle Aho, Kai Nordberg
Festivals
Cannes Film Festival, Marché du Film, France 2005
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Sodankylä, Finland 2005
NOMINATED FOR NORDIC DEBYTANT AMANDA, New Norwegian Film Festival Haugesund, Norway 2005
Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Finland 2005
IN COMPETITION Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck, Germany 2005
IN COMPETITION The International Film Festival “Pure dreams — Deboshir Film VIII”, St Petersburg, Russia 2005
Roshd International Film Festival, Iran 2005
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden 2005
IN COMPETITION Castellinaria, International Festival of Films for Youth, Bellinzona, Switzerland 2005
Black Nigths Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia 2005
Scandinavian Film Festival, LA, CA, USA 2006
Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway 2006
Berlinale, European Film Market, Germany 2006
BUFF International Children´s Film Festival, Malmö, Sweden 2006
Nordic film festival, Helsingborg, Sweden 2006
Kristiansand International Children´s Film Festival,Norway 2006
Finnish Film Week, Moscow, Russia 2006
Aarhus Festival of Indipendant Arts, Denmark 2006
Zlin 2006 – 46th International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Czech Republic 2006
IN COMPETITION Ariff, Hungary 2006
IN COMPETITION FICI, Madrid, Spain 2007
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