A film about Roxette and paranoia in love

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Jarno does anything to avoid heartbreak – Absurd comedy about paranoia in love.

Short fiction, 15 min. 2018

SYNOPSIS

Jarno lives an easy-going live with his girlfriend in the countryside. One day, his friend tells him that a certain Roxette song predicts the end of any relationship. “It must have been love”…  Unfortunately, there is a Roxette theme day in the local radio channel.

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Cast: NICKLAS POHJOLA, LISA NIKULA, KONSTA VARTIAINEN, IRINA KUNNARI, KALLE MATTILA

Director/writer/producer MARJO VIITALA, Cinematographer JARMO KIURU (F.S.C.), Editor NIINA VORNANEN, sound designer VILLE KATAJALA, set designer TUULIA JALAVA, costume designer SARA HUUPPONEN, make up designer SENNI KULTALAHTI

Festival screenings

– Västerås Film Festival, Västerås, Sweden, 2019

– Tourne Film Festival Lausanne, Switzerland, 2019

– Red Carpet Film Festival,  Hyvinkää, Finland, 2019

– Valletta Film Festival, Valletta, Malta, 2019

– 2annas International Short Film Festival , Riga, Latvia, 2018

– Schlingel International Film Festival ,Chemnitz, Germany, 2018

– The 60th Nordicsh Filmtage Lübeck , Lübeck, Germany, 2018

– Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival  , Oulu, Finland, 2018

– Espoo Cine , Espoo/Helsinki, Finland, 2018

– Nordisk Panorama, closed market screening selection 2017

– Kalevi awards; best female lead, best male lead, best supporting female, best directing, best script, best sound design, best art design.

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