A deadbeat priest, a desperate mother, and a runaway kid walk into a bar—Finnish despair never looked so beautiful.
Urpo, an alcoholic former priest, has been in prison for manslaughter. During this time, his partner Meeri has been forced to resort to prostitution. Ulla and Väiski, homeless alcoholics, bring Lauri, who has run away from a children's home, to Urpo and Meeri's care. Has the chance for a new life already been lost?
Direction
Särkkä's unflinching eye for human wreckage.
Writing
Dialogue that aches with things unsaid.
Acting
Lindman's priest haunted by his own hollow prayers.
Director
T.J. Särkkä
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