Seventeen-year-old Sami is taken to a psychiatric hospital after the accident. The young man does not speak and does not show any feelings. Sami’s mother cannot accept that her son was separated from her by force. She is convinced he would have been much better at home. Rudolf, a friend of Sami's ward, doesn't want to go home at all. A strange friendship is formed between the guys. Dedicated nurse Tanel is trying to help Sami and find out why he got sick. “Homesick” is a story of survival, care, and hope.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 25 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, 2005
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Petri Kotwica
- Screenplay
- Petri Kotwica, Selma Vilhunen
- Cinematography
- Harri Raty
- Music
- Tapani Rinne, DJ Slow
- Cast
- Julius Lavonen, Tarja Heinula, Janne Virtanen
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Petri Kotwica
Born in 1964, is an award-winning Finnish film director and screenwriter. He studied Philosophy, Literature and Theatre Directing at the University of Helsinki. He then graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in Film Directing. His first feature Homesick (2005) was lauded at numerous international festivals. His second feature Black Ice premiered in Berlinale 2008 in competition, was a box-office hit in Finland, won six national film awards and has been screened at more than 50 film festivals, including Scanorama. Rat King (2012) had its international premiere at Tribeca in 2012. Absolution is his fourth feature.
