Search Film, Company, People...

CONCRETE NIGHT

BETONIYO

By Pirjo HONKASALO

FILM REPUBLIC - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2013

A visual fairytale in which two brothers spend their last night together amongst the concrete abyss of Helsinki. Toronto Film Festival’s Master’s selection 2013.

- Year of production
- 2013
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- FINLAND, SWEDEN, DENMARK
- Languages
- FINNISH
- Duration
- 96 mn
- Director(s)
- Pirjo HONKASALO
- Writer(s)
- Pirjo HONKASALO, Pirkko SAISIO
- Cast
- Anneli KARPPINEN, Jari VIRMAN, Johannes BROTHERUS, Juhan ULFSAK
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-F4A9-0000-B-0000-0000-4
- EIDR
- 10.5240/0459-DF3E-18BC-209C-0B4C-L
- Producer(s)
- Mark LWOFF (Bufo), Misha JAARI (Bufo)
- Synopsis
- Concrete Night is a dream-like odyssey through beautiful Helsinki over the course of one night. The protagonist of the film is a 14-year-old boy named Simo who is still searching for a sense of self and the ability to protect himself from his surroundings. He lacks his own identity. Simo and his big brother Ilkka are the sons of a helpless and unpredictable single mother. Their chaotic home is located deep in the heart of a concrete jungle in Helsinki. Ilkka has one day of freedom left before starting his prison sentence. The mother persuades Simo to spend the last night with his brother.