Forbidden Fruit (2009)

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

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.

introspectivepoignantculturally tensequietly dramaticcontemplativerestrainedearnest

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)

Trailer

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