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MY GODFATHER, HIS THAI BRIDE AND ME

KUMMISETÄNI THAIMORSIAN

By Wille HYVÖNEN

CITIZEN JANE - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2012

Can love be true between a Western man and a Thai woman?

Nordisk Panorama 2012

New Nordic Voices -category

Helsinki Short Film Festival 2012 2012

Specian mention

IDFA 2012

Student category

VERA Film Festival 2013

Nordic/Docs 2013

Reykjavik Short&Docs Festival 2013

Gdansk DocFilm Festival 2013

In Competition

International Documentary Film Festival Flahertiana 2013

In Competition

- Year of production
- 2012
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- FINLAND
- Languages
- FINNISH, ENGLISH, THAI
- Duration
- 60 mn
- Director(s)
- Wille HYVÖNEN
- Writer(s)
- Wille HYVÖNEN
- Producer(s)
- Elina POHJOLA (POHJOLA-FILMI)
- Synopsis
- Wille has a problem. His godfather, Finnish butcher Seppo is in love with Pin, a Thai woman. How could there be true love between a Western man and a Thai woman? It’s just prostitution by another name. The middle-aged man wants sex and to subjugate the young woman, she wants financial security.
  This issue has troubled Wille since his godfather’s previous Thai girlfriend. Turned out she loved Seppo’s money instead of him.
  Wille reveals his doubts to his godfather. Seppo wants to show Wille the reality of their relationship and asks Wille to join him for a month in Thailand’s Buriram to meet Pin.
  Wille follows their life persistantly and harasses them with his questions and tests of Amor. Is it true love?