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HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION

KEPPIHEVOSTEN VALLANKUMOUS

By Selma VILHUNEN

REEL PICTURES APS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, DENMARK

Family - Completed 2017

Visions du Réel 2017

Grand Angle

Tampere Film Festival 2017

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Family, Social issues
- Countries
- FINLAND, SWEDEN
- Languages
- FINNISH
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Selma VILHUNEN
- Producer(s)
- Elli TOIVONIEMI (TUFFI FILMS OY), Venla HELLSTEDT (TUFFI FILMS OY), Therese HÖGBERG (BAUTAFILM AB), Filmpool Nord Ab , Sveriges Television Ab
- Synopsis
- Aisku, Elsa and Alisa come from very different families. They are teenage girls who are passionate about hobbyhorses, traditionally a toy for much younger children. With other girls they form a tight community that is brimming with imagination and strong emotions. The majority of hobbyhorse youth have had to encounter bullying, but many of them have found a way to deal with problems and find support in their hobbyhorse -community. Through these girls and their friends we learn about a very special phenomenon; a kick ass subculture with a punk rocking attitude.
  Hobbyhorse Revolution is a funny and touching adventure between a child’s imagination and the reality of growing up. The film questions; when does one become too old to play?
  The high quality documentary material and videos shot by the teenagers, draw a picture of a subculture that resists categorisation and of young people who bravely choose a lifestyle they can call their own.