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.

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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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