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Punahilkka

1968 · 79 min

A stark, quietly wounded coming-of-age portrait that watches a girl slip through institutional cracks with unsparing empathy.

Directed by
Timo Bergholm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kristiina Halkola, Petra Frey, Hannu Kahakorpi
Overview
Tells the story of young Anja, a teenage girl living in an approved school (otherwise known as a reform school), and the problems she faces in the outside world after running away.

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Directed by
Timo Bergholm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kristiina Halkola, Petra Frey, Hannu Kahakorpi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
  • identity
  • freedom
  • power
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Timo Bergholm
Written by
Eija-Elina Bergholm, Timo Bergholm
Starring
Kristiina Halkola, Petra Frey, Hannu Kahakorpi, Lasse Pöysti, Eila Pehkonen
Music
Henrik Otto Donner
Cinematography
Kari Sohlberg
Runtime
79 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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