Star Boys (2017)

  • K-12
  • 05/10/2017 (FI)
  • Drama, Family
  • 1h 21m

What are the limits of your love?

Overview

In a conservative and religious small town in Northern Finland during the late 1970s, the arrival of the sexual revolution disrupts the balance of two architect families. The plot follows two 13-year-old boys, singers in the traditional Star Boys Christmas procession (Tiernapojat), who closely witness their parents' sexual liberation and the resulting marital tensions. Confronted with the adults' behavior and the breakdown of their family structures, the teenagers face upheavals that impact their own transition into adulthood.

Visa Koiso-Kanttila

Director, Writer

Cast

Vili Saarela's headshot

Vili Saarela

Vesa, Marja's Son
Olavi Angervo's headshot

Olavi Angervo

Kaarlo, Ulla's son
Antti Luusuaniemi's headshot

Antti Luusuaniemi

Tapio, Marja's Husband
Pihla Viitala's headshot

Pihla Viitala

Marja, Tapio's Wife
Malla Malmivaara's headshot

Malla Malmivaara

Ulla, Antero's wife
Risto Tuorila's headshot

Risto Tuorila

Olavi, Marja's father
Eeva-Maija Haukinen's headshot

Eeva-Maija Haukinen

Tyyne, Marja's mother
Tomi Enbuska's headshot

Tomi Enbuska

Antero, Ulla's husband

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