The centre of 25-year-old Marja’s life is her 7-yearold daughter, Julia. Marja works nights, so she can spend her days with Julia, playing, being silly and telling stories about The Princess of Egypt and her mother. The harmony of the pair’s home is disturbed when they come across Kamaran, an Iranian immigrant who realizes that he must be Julia’s father. Kamaran wants to connect with his daughter and begins to pressure Marja.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 30 min.
- Country, year
- Finland, 2013
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Finnish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Jan Forsström
- Screenplay
- Jan Forsström
- Cinematography
- Päivi Kettunen
- Music
- Lau Nau
- Cast
- Emmi Parviainen, Luna Leinonen Botero, Ylva Ekblad, Mazdak Nassir
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Director
Jan Forsström
Janas Forsström has written screenplays for over 10 films, two of which: The Nightmare (2006) and The Doorman (2010) he himself directed. He also works as and editor and screenplay revisor for feature and documentary films. The Good Son, written by J. Forsström, was shown in Scanorama and received 7 nominations in the Finnish „Jussi“ awards. „The Princess of Egypt“ is the first feature film J. Forsström has directed.
