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Film / 2017
Star Boys
Directed by
Visa Koiso-Kanttila
In a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland during the late 1970s, the arrival of the sexual revolution disrupts the balance of two architect families. The plot follows two 13-year-old boys, singers in the traditional Star Boys Christmas procession (Tiernapojat), who closely witness their parents' sexual liberation and the resulting marital tensions. Confronted with the adults' behavior and the breakdown of their family structures, the teenagers face upheavals that impact their own transition …
The story
In a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland during the late 1970s, the arrival of the sexual revolution disrupts the balance of two architect families. The plot follows two 13-year-old boys, singers in the traditional Star Boys Christmas procession (Tiernapojat), who closely witness their parents' sexual liberation and the resulting marital tensions. Confronted with the adults' behavior and the breakdown of their family structures, the teenagers face upheavals that impact their own transition into adulthood.
Cast
Vili SaarelaVesa, Marja's Son
Olavi AngervoKaarlo, Ulla's son
Antti LuusuaniemiTapio, Marja's Husband
Pihla ViitalaMarja, Tapio's Wife
Malla MalmivaaraUlla, Antero's wife
Risto TuorilaOlavi, Marja's father
Eeva-Maija HaukinenTyyne, Marja's mother
Tomi EnbuskaAntero, Ulla's husband
Otto Koiso-KanttilaHenkka
Janne RaudaskoskiMartti
Joni HiltunenJake
Rasmus RöyttäMake
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