Heart of a Lion (2013)

Original title

Leijonasydän

Directed by

Dome Karukoski

Genre

drama film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

16

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a neo-Nazi named Teppo who falls in love with Sari. When he learns that her son is black, Teppo faces conflict with his brother and fellow neo-Nazis.

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What happens

Heart of a Lion (Finnish: Leijonasydän) is a 2013 Finnish drama film directed by Dome Karukoski. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells the story about a Neo-Nazi named Teppo, who falls in love with a woman named Sari. He later finds out that Sari's son from the previous marriage is black. This leads Teppo to trouble with his fellow Neo-Nazis, especially his half-brother Harri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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