Syvälle salattu

Pros: great attention grabber and charming protagonist

Cons: A poorly developed idea, if there was one at all.

Lack of understanding of spiritual things and the concept of sacrifice in particular.

Two ideas for upgrade options: 1. Positive protagonist: with respect for nature as a living being. In this case, the spirit of the lake helps her save her drowning son.

Or A negative protagonist obsessed with materialistic things and consumerist attitude towards nature.

In this case, the spirit of the lake gives her a lesson by taking away her beloved son in order to awaken human feelings in her and give her a chance to improve.

Julia is a young lawyer who has been in conflict with her father for a long time. Her mother seems a bit insane, and Julia thinks that he is partially responsible for this. She has also split with the father of her son and tries to escape all these concerns by working hard. On a new case, she is brought back to the house near the lake where she was raised to help a group of environmentalists to protect its natural beauty against the industrial project of a power company. But by doing so she has to fight the greed of the locals, and their trust in an evil spirit that is believed to be attached to the lake.

So this is a story full of mystery and fairy tales, very atmospheric, dark, and pretty much centered on the person of Julia, extremely well played by Krista Kosonen, that brings us to a surprising end. Overall, an interesting Finnish film.