International premiere

Defiant

Local title
Mässaja
Original title
Uhma
Director
Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Country
Finland
Year
2025
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
Drama, Youth film
Subject
familial relationships, friendship, child-parent relationships, coming of age, children's rights, youth

Defiant is a gritty and intensive drama about Vilma, who is struggling in her new blended family and ends up in a group home for teenagers. The institution is run by an ambivalent director, whose arbitrary treatment Vilma refuses to accept. Is there any other solution than to submit or run away, and who is ultimately worthy of trust?

Director
Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Screenwriter
Reeta Ruotsalainen
Cast
Ona Huczkowski, Kati Outinen, Tuomas Nilsson, Emmi Parviainen, Samuli Niittymäki, Jarkko Pajunen, Sonja Kuittinen, Tinka Andersson, Sami Sowe, Joonatan Pekola, Arttu Lager, Arvand Rasul
Producer
Minna Haapkylä, Olli Suominen, Tiina Pesonen
Cinematographer
Kerttu Hakkarainen
Composer
Laura Naukkarinen
Music
Aaro Koiso-Kanttila
Sound
Janne Laine
Runtime
Language
Finnish
Subtitles
Estonian, English

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