STUPID, YOUNG HEART

110 min
Finland/Sweden/Netherland
Feature Fiction Drama
Selma Vilhunen

Kiira is pretty, popular, the lead on the high school dance team, and long-time crush of goofy, scrawny Lenni. When Kiira discovers she’s pregnant, she and Lenni decide to keep the baby, even though they are just kids themselves. In pursuit of manhood and fatherhood, Lenni finds himself drawn into a right-wing extremist group where he’s forced to confront contemporary connections between nationalism, race, and masculinity.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Crystal Bear – Best Film in Generation 14plus, Berlinale 2019

Toronto International Film Festival, 2018 Contemporary World Cinema

Jussi Award – Best Screenplay 2019

Sydney Film Festival, 2019

Moscow International Film Festival, 2019

Sarajevo Film Festival, Teen Arena, 2019

Giffoni Film Festival, 2019

Nordic Films Days Luebeck 2019

PRESS IMAGES

Credits

Starring

Jere Ristseppä

Rosa Honkonen

Pihla Viitala

Ville Haapasalo

Abshir Sheikh Nur

Director

Selma Vilhunen

Screenplay

Kirsikka Saari

Producers

Elli Toivoniemi

Venla Hellstedt

CO-producers

Nima Yousefi

Annemiek van der Hell

Cinematography

Lisabi Fridell

Editor

Michal Leszczylowski sfk

Yva Fabricius sfk

Production design

Eva Torsvall

Costume Design

Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila

Makeup & Hair Design

Kaisu Hölttäl

Costume Designer

Patricia Alvarado Hurtado

Make up & Hair Designer

Goga Riveros

Produced by

Tuffi Films, HOBAB, Windmill Films