TWISTED ROOTS

TWISTED ROOTS (VÄÄRÄT JUURET), 2009
Finland | 35mm, Color, 99’ | Finnish
Director: Saara Saarela
Cast: Pertti Sveholm, Milka Ahlroth, Niko Saarela

This extremely stylized drama that examines the Kuura family is about secrets and desires that can no longer remain in the closet. The family reunites for the first time after a very long lapse because of their father’s hereditary illness. With the advent of unexpected winter days the head of the family Mikko and his wife Mirjami have to confront themselves and the truths they have been hiding. Meanwhile their children try to find their place in life and understand it. In brief, Twisted Roots underscores the truths that we cannot escape: A warm and moving story about the families, pasts, and ties that shape our lives...