KARAOKE PARADISE

By Einari PAAKKANEN

THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION - as FIN

Documentary - Completed 2022

Finland has a passion for karaoke: when shy Finns pick up the mic, they come alive, finally allowing their true emotions to show. The documentary follows the stories of five characters who all have a goal in which the karaoke plays a major role.

Festivals
& Awards

Visions du Réel 2022
Grand Angle
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FINLAND
    • Languages
    • FINNISH
    • Duration
    • 76 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Einari PAAKKANEN
    • Producer(s)
    • Marianne MÄKELÄ (NAPA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • Evi, Finland’s most experienced karaoke hostess, wants to hug her customers’
      pain away. She yet again packs her equipment and starts a car engine
      to travel through the northern landscapes of Finland. Her journey interconnects
      with the stories of KARAOKE PARADISE. Toni, the shyest guy in the
      world, catches everyone’s eyes when on stage. Kari is searching for love and
      sings in his empty karaoke car repair shop. Elina can hardly walk because of
      Parkinson’s, but punk songs make her dance. Laura sings because talking is
      too painful. Finns have found a unique way out of loneliness: they sing.