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Forbidden Fruit (2009)

Forbidden Fruit poster
Original title
Kielletty hedelmä
Directed by
Dome Karukoski
Genre
drama film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
K-12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two teenage girls from a conservative religious community in Finland take a trip to Helsinki. There they encounter young people living very differently than they do.

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What happens

Forbidden Fruit (Finnish: Kielletty hedelmä) is a 2009 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. The film is about two teenage girls from a Conservative Laestadian community. The girls travel to Helsinki where they meet other people of their age and learn about their lifestyle that differs greatly from the girls' religious way of life. The film won the Jussi Award for Best Supporting Actress (Amanda Pilke) in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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