Janne Puustinen

Seriously ill Mikael, who is living his last days, needs acceptance and lures young men into his apartment with a fake profile. When Paul arrives and shows unexpected warmth towards him, Mikael's world begins to collapse.

De retour en Finlande pour les vacances d’été, Leevi aide son père à restaurer le chalet familial au bord d’un lac. Tareq, un réfugié syrien demandeur d’asile, les aide sur ce chantier. Alors que Leevi trouve refuge dans la littérature de Rimbaud, Tareq tente de se construire une identité dans un monde fait d’inégalités. Loin du regard du père, ces deux hommes que tout oppose se découvrent l’un l’autre. L’amour devient un exutoire… Genre

A young and promising Russian figure skater is found beaten and frostbitten in a lay-by of a motorway in Finland. In the hospital, the officials find a letter from her belongings and are able to reconnect her with her Finnish grandmother, whom she has not seen for years. With the help of her grandmother, who offers her the shelter of her home, the figure skater tries to re-establish herself and recover from the trauma and inhumane circumstances that forced her to flee from Russia. She finds a new chance with top figure skating, but despite the bright future, new friends and possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. The figure skater realizes facing her troubled past is the only option to make it to the top.

Seriously ill Mikael, who is living his last days, needs acceptance and lures young men into his apartment with a fake profile. When Paul arrives and shows unexpected warmth towards him, Mikael's world begins to collapse.