HEARTBEATS
synopsis
seven stories of seven women. All of the episodes were shot in one take, the camera always following the actresses through real time events. Martta is hiding a secret from her family. Nora desires to grow wings. Meri is learning to be wary of her dreams. Olga and Fardusa are looking for a better future far away from home, while Emi is constantly making wrong choices. In the mean time Anu runs into a ghost from her past in the grocery store parking lot. But soon the women come to notice that a single encounter can change their lives.
international title: | Heartbeats |
original title: | Kohtaamisia |
country: | Finland |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Saara Cantell |
release date: | FI 05/03/2010 |
screenplay: | Saara Cantell |
cast: | Anneli Sauli, Meri Nenonen, Jenni Banerjee, Rosa Salomaa, Johanna Af Schulten, Maryan Guuleed, Leena Uotila, Elena Spirina |
cinematography by: | Marita Hällfors |
film editing: | Pauliina Punkki |
art director: | Pirjo Rossi |
costumes designer: | Sanja Kangas |
production: | Pystymetsä Oy, YLE |
distributor: | Nordisk Film AB |