Completed - FINNISH - Romance - 100 minutes
A jetset prince meets his match beside a sleepy little town’s garbage tip
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : Raimo O NIEMI Writer(s) : Juuli NIEMI Cast : Jon-Jon GEITEL, Pihla MAALISMAA, Heikki SILVENNOINEN, Kristiina ELSTELÄ, Milla KAITALAHTI Producer(s) : Markku FLINK (Periferia Productions)
If you didn’t know him any better, 19-year old Jed’s life has been almost perfect. Successful parents, lots of friends and success at school ensure him a rosy future. However... Jed doesn’t know what he wants in life. Fed up by his parents’ career directions, Jed decides to leave it all behind. Without a plan, he gets on a train and ends up in a small town in Finland. When his money runs out, Jed comes face to face with the cold reality of independent living. The tenderloin on his campground barbecue gives way to cheap supermarket casserole, and his only friend is a dog named Jesse James, which has forced itself into his company. But Jed doesn’t give up. His dreams of working as a trendy radio DJ or a wordsmith of a columnist at the local newspaper are shot down, but he does get a job in the newspaper industry – as a deliveryman. Out on the town, Jed keeps running into Lulu, a prickly and quick-witted girl who also turns out to be a hard partying girl. They seem to have nothing in common, and appear to almost despise each other. Despite it all, Jed begins to feel at home in the town. He finds a steadier job working as a garbage truck driver’s assistant with a curmudgeon who’s been bitten by the ballroom dancing bug. He finds a place to live in an old wooden house owned by Veera, an eccentric and heavy-drinking widow.
Country(ies) : FINLAND Financing plan : Eurimages / Roberto Olla Finnish film foundation / Kaisu Isto Norwegian film institute / Ivar Køhn, Torleif Hauge Church’s media foundation / Juha Rajamäki Regional development fund and the University of Applied Sciences Northern Karelia/ Lasse Neuvonen Film fund Fuzz/Lars Marøy Nordisk Film & TV Fond / Hanne Palmqvist Nelonen Media / Mikko Aromaa Start of shooting : March 2010
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