
AfamilydramaaboutunfortunatebrotherswhoareaFinnishversionofCainandAbel.Eighteen-year-oldRupertstillsuffersfromthenightmaresofwhathisabusivefathermadehimdowhenhewaslittle.Tohim,hisfatherisacurse.TohisyoungerbrotherEvert,however,fatherisstillfather.Troubleandconflictslowlybrewsbetweenthebrotherswithcontrastingcharacters,andthesituationclimaxestoatragedyevenRupertdoesnotwant.<br/> Thefilmdisplaysastrongnarrativebasedonanemotionalstory.Incontrast,theplotitselfisonthecalmside.Therearen’tanyexperimentsanditdoesn’tdepartfromthemainstreamfilmmakingmethods.Stillitexaminesthewoundanditshealinginanextraordinarymanner,duetothesentimentsandtouchspecifictofemaledirectors.Thebeautifulleadingactors,theircharacters,andtheiractingalsoexhibitafeminineimage.Sofar,thefilmsmadebytheAki&MikaKaurismäkibrothershavebeencelebratedasthebestinFinland.Now,it’stimetorememberthenameofthisnewcomer.Inmanyaspects,it’sworthytobecalledthediscoveryofFinnishfilms.





