Lasileuka is a 2004 Finnish

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 short drama film directed by Zaida Bergroth. The film stars Emilia Sinisalo as Marianne.

Plot summary

Teenage Marianne and her little sister live with their alcoholic mother. The social service wants to get hold of them.

Production details

This film was director Zaida Bergroth's diploma work for University of Art and Design Helsinki

University of Art and Design Helsinki

Aalto University School of Art and Design , known commonly as TaiK, is the largest art university in the Nordic countries, and was founded in 1871. Media Centre Lume – the National Research and Development Center of audiovisual media – is also located in the university...

, School of Motion picture, Television and Production design (UIAH).

Cast list

• Emilia Sinisalo as Marianne
• Leea Klemola as Gunni
• Tiina Puntala as Emilia
• Jarkko Niemi as Remu

Awards

The film won a Special Prize for "Finnish Short Film Over 30 Minutes" at the 2004 Tampere International Short Film Festival

Tampere Film Festival

The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the short film festivals in Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand, it is among the most important European short film festivals.The...