Homebound (1989)

Original title

Kotia päin

Directed by

Ilkka Järvi-Laturi

Genre

drama film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

K-16

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young student moves far from his hometown to Helsinki for school. He worries about his mother's difficult marriage with her new husband. The story involves a crime element tied to organized crime.

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What happens

Homebound (Finnish: Kotia päin) is a 1989 Finnish crime drama film directed by Ilkka Järvi-Laturi. It tells the story of a young student who moves 600 kilometres (370 mi) away from his hometown to the capital to study, as he worries about his mother's problematic relationship with a new husband. The film is starring by Ilkka Koivula and Jonna Järnefelt. The film was Järvi-Laturi's first feature film. According to Järvi-Laturi, he was inspired by the 1986 news headline of Ilta-Sanomat: "The death of the one thrown into the sea was the revenge of the underworld". The news piqued his interest because it gave the impression of organized crime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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