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This film collection centers on interpersonal relationships, hidden dangers, and navigating precarious situations. Set in diverse locations like the fashion industry and Finland's Lapland, each film reveals a darker side of seemingly benign environments. Characters include a fashion model who becomes a victim of malevolent locals and a trio dealing with loyalty and friendship. These stories highlight the fragility of relationships, societal shifts, and the thin line between serenity and peril. Blending thrillers, mysteries, and dark fantasies, the films evoke a range of emotions, building suspense and challenging notions of safety and trust. The collection's immersive storytelling captures the audience's imagination, appealing to those who enjoy nuanced storytelling and psychological exploration. These films offer thought-provoking narratives, encouraging reflection on human behavior.
A female fashion model Anni Stark takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lapland for a vacation. Little does she know that there's a totally lunatic bunch of local hillbillies living in a nearby farmhouse. The plot thickens as one of the residents begins to harass Anni, who is left alone in the wilderness with only her dog to protect her. Too bad for her that her dog turns out to have divided loyalties.
A sequel to Soinio's film Kuutamosonaatti (Moonlight Sonata) of 1988. A rural family clings to life until the resourceful Sulo uses the salvific powers of sauna, moonshine, and tar to resurrect his injured brother Arvo, their deceased mother, and even buried revolutionaries. When Arvo drifts to Helsinki and falls into illicit moonshining and wild pursuits of a celebrity, Sulo and their revived mother set out to retrieve him from his urban excesses.