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LEIJONASYDÄN

By Dome KARUKOSKI

FILM EUROPE (SLOVAKIA) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, SLOVAKIA / FEST / BROAD

Drama - Completed 2013

Love conquers hate.

Toronto - TIFF 2013

Contemporary World Cinema

- Year of production
- 2013
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- FINLAND, SWEDEN
- Languages
- FINNISH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Director(s)
- Dome KARUKOSKI
- Writer(s)
- Aleksi BARDY
- Cast
- Peter FRANZÉN, Yusufa SIDIBEH, Laura BIRN, Jasper PÄÄKKÖNEN, Jani TOIVOLA
- Producer(s)
- Aleksi BARDY (Helsinki filmi Oy), Martin PERSSON (Anagram Film & TV Ab)
- Synopsis
- Teppo meets and falls in love with the beautiful blonde Sari. But this is to be no ordinary love affair. Teppo is a central figure in a neo-Nazi group and when he meets Sari’s son, he is in for a big surprise. Sari’s son is called Rhamadhani and he is black. Naturally for Teppo this is a huge dilema. On the one hand he has this passionate love affair with a wonderful woman, and a chance to fulfil dreams of parenting and family, and on the other a long held belief based on discrimination, ignorance and hatred. When Sari gets pregnant Teppo decides to do his best to make peace with Rhamadhani. With his brother and his old Nazi group threatening over his shoulder, he is forced to make a stand. It's a simple choice between love or hate.
- Partners & financing
- Anagram Produktion
  Film i Väst
  Finnish Film Foundation