They Have Escaped
He ovat paenneet · dir. J.-P. Valkeapää
Finland 2014, 100’ · Polish premiere
29 October, 15:00 · Kino Centrum
In a twist on boy meets girl, the gritty and dreamy drama They Have Escaped is set at a juvenile detention center, where the boy, a stuttering introvert, has come to serve his mandatory civil service, and the girl, an attractive extrovert, is in custody. With boundless energy, she’s the kind of girl that trouble always finds. He’s quiet and reserved, but his attraction to her indomitable spirit makes them realize that they share a fire and a disregard for rules, laws and convention. Their environment can’t restrain them, so they steal a car and go on the run ― beginning a journey of drugs, sex and endless escapes.
| Director: | J.-P. Valkeapää |
| Screenplay: | J.-P. Valkeapää, Pilvi Peltola |
| Music: | Helge Slikker |
| Cinematography: | Pietari Peltola |
| Editing: | Mervi Junkkonen |
| Cast: | Teppo Manner, Roosa Söderholm, Petteri Pennilä, Pelle Heikkilä |
| Producer: | Aleksi Bardy |
| Production: | Helsinki Filmi Oy, Revolver Amsterdam |
| Awards: | FF w Wenecji / Venice FF – Oficjalna Selekcja / Official Selection (2014); MFF w Toronto / Toronto IFF – Sekcja Vanguard – Selekcja oficjalna / Vanguard – Official Selection (2014); Fińskie Nagrody Filmowe Jussi / Jussi Film Awards – Najlepszy Film, Najlepszy Reżyser, Najlepszy Montaż / Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing (2015) |
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