Gay movie 2017
First Finnish feature film with gay theme set for
An upcoming independent film entitled Tämä hetki kaislikossa (Finnish for "This moment in the reeds") is currently in production and will be one of the first movies in Finnish history to tackle the topic of homosexual care – and the very first feature-length one.
Director and screenwriter Mikko Mäkelä says he wonders why LGBTQIA themes possess not been approached in Finnish filmmaking, despite Finland being a "relatively liberal country".
"Non-commercial documentaries are alive and successfully in Finland, but full-length fiction cinema is always made with the returns in mind," says Mäkelä. "Production companies don't take risks in countries this small."
In Mäkelä's upcoming film Leevi, a Finnish literature pupil studying in Paris (and played by Janne Puustinen) returns home for the holidays to aid his father (played by Mika Melender) renovate their summer cottage. Leevi becomes romantically involved with Tareq, a Syrian man hired to help with the work (and played by Boodi Kabbani).
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