Pihalla

When i red the very banal two-line-plot on IMDb, I thought i will watch a cliché gay summer movie, a typical love story encluding malignant parents, hater society, etc. This movie is nothing like that. Very original and well acted characters (especially the mothers), very nicely written and directed script, very understandable but not cliché situations which are seemingly from the real life (oh those little details!). I have to mention the camera work - photography is just nice. Watch this movie if you want a nice summer evening with thoughts and emotions, but not the overloaded Holywood way. I didn't regret a moment of it.

I won't violate the rules with spoilers here but please read bosenfrai's review. He does an excellent job of reviewing this. Oddly, this was very well acted in spite of some characters having almost split personalities and the scenery was great. It did feel like a real movie and not a low budget affair with stilted acting.

Saw this at Frameline41 Festival in San Francisco last month. Don't understand why it didn't have more showings. It was VERY good. Very funny. Sexy, well written and acted. Everything made sense.

I hope Wolfe Video picked it up, because this should be on everybody's wish list. Grab it however you can.

The story might seem familiar on the surface, but it is astonishingly well executed--with a special flavor, a unique sensibility. Highly recommended.

Nice little Finnish movie. Would have been even better with a more polished production and some (mainly the mothers) not so over the top characters.