Light Light Light

Local title
Valgus valgus valgus
Original title
Valoa Valoa Valoa
Director
Inari Niemi
Country
Year
2023

In the spring of 1986, there is an explosion in Chernobyl and a girl called Mimi arrives in a small village in Western Finland. She immediately fills 15-year-old Mariia’s life with radiating light. 20 years later Mariia returns home to take care of her sick mother, and memories of that meaningful summer start rising to the surface.

Age recommendation: 14+

Director
Inari Niemi
Screenwriter
Juuli Niemi
Producer
Oskari Huttu
Cast
Rebekka Bear, Anni Iikkanen, Laura Birn, Pirjo Lonka, Kanerva Paunio, Janne Reinikainen
Director of Photography
Sari Aaltonen
Editing
Hanna Kuirinlahti
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Director
Inari Niemi

Inari Niemi (1978) studied in Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, graduating in 2010. She has directed the feature documentary "Robin the Movie" (2012), two light-hearted drama features "Summertime" (2014) and "Wonderland" (2017), and the drama series "My Husband's Wife" (Yle, 2022). Niemi was also one of the directors in the "Force of Habit" anthology (2019) produced by Tuffi Films.

Filmography:
Valik/Selected: Summer Escape (2009), Robin (2012), Summertime (2014), Wonderland (2017), Tyttöbileet (2019), Valoa valoa valoa (Light, Light, Light, 2023)

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Screening050704 / Valgus valgus valgus
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsInari Niemi (Director), Juuli Niemi (Screenwriter), Laura Birn (Cast)
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