NIMBY - NOT IN MY BACK YARD
by Teemu Nikki
synopsis
Mervi travels to her hometown in Finland, with her German-Iranian girlfriend Kata, to confront her parents and come out of the closet. There, she finds out that she’s not the only one hiding secrets. The two girls will find themselves in the middle of social mayhem in a community of gang bangers, bisexual pastors, activists, racists, refugees, alcoholics and drug abusers. Finally, a belligerent neo-Nazi group break in.
international title: | Nimby - Not In My Back Yard |
original title: | Nimby |
country: | Finland |
sales agent: | Intramovies |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Teemu Nikki |
film run: | 95' |
screenplay: | Teemu Nikki, Jani Pösö |
cast: | Susanna Pukkila, Almila Bagriacik, Elias Westerberg, Matti Onnismaa, Mari Rantasila, Antti Reini, Ona Kamu, Jouko Puolanto |
cinematography by: | Sari Aaltonen |
film editing: | Matti Näränen |
art director: | Santtu Toivola |
costumes designer: | Ritta Röppelinen |
music: | Janne Huttunen |
producer: | Teemu Nikki, Jani Pösö |
co-producer: | Amir Hamz, Christian Springer, Jörgen Andersson, Kjell Åhlund |
production: | It's Alive Films, Bon Voyage Films, Doppelganger |
backing: | Finnish Film Foundation (FI), YLE (FI), Forssa Film Office (FI), SVT (SE) |
distributor: | Scanbox Entertainment Finland |