One of our regular readers sent me the link to the Helsinki Film Festival website yesterday - thanks, Fabool! - where, surprisingly enough, they have a healthy Scandanavian program. A lot of the titles were already familiar but I did hit on one - Homesick - that looks intriguing. Here's their official synopsis:
"After an accident Sami, 17, is taken to a youth ward of a mental hospital. The boy does not talk or show his feelings. Sami’s mother does not accept that her son was involuntarily taken from her. Sami would certainly be much better at home. Sami's new roommate Rudolf would prefer staying at the hospital for good. A strange friendship developes between the two boys. A dedicated male nurse, Taneli, takes effort to reach Sami and find out, what has caused his “accident”. Homesick is a feature film about survival, care, and hope."
A bit of digging turned up the official website wherein the trailer lies and looks quite good. Can I say how much I love color filtered photography? I have no idea why, I just do ...
Trailer (downloadable Quicktime)