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Little Hearts

2001 · 22 min

A quiet, uneasy coming-of-age short that lingers on first love curdling into danger, sad and tense in equal measure.

Directed by
Timo Turunen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laura Birn, Tuukka Kiiskinen, Kari Hevossaari
Overview
The Finnish short film is a tragic tale of a young boy who falls in love with a dangerous older girl.

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Directed by
Timo Turunen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Laura Birn, Tuukka Kiiskinen, Kari Hevossaari
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Timo Turunen
Written by
Timo Turunen
Starring
Laura Birn, Tuukka Kiiskinen, Kari Hevossaari, Niko Kivelä, Marko Kämäräinen
Runtime
22 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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