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Josefina Rautiainen
Finland
International Premiere
Producer: Maija Hartikainen, Miikka Pakarinen
Screenplay: Josefina Rautiainen
Cinematography: Miikka Pakarinen
Editing: James Coker
Music: Emil Sana
Production Design: Elsa Fionuir
Cast: Jonna Järnefelt, Alina Tomnikov, Samuel Kujala, Elina Knihtilä
Synopsis
Anu regularly meets her patient Heloisa in therapy sessions. Each time Heloisa falls in love, she begins to suffer from sadistic obsessive thoughts toward her partner. Heloisa’s twisted psyche fascinates Anu in ways she doesn’t fully understand, both professionally and on a personal level. One day, Heloisa suddenly ends the therapy. Later on, a midsummer gathering with friends is abruptly interrupted when Anu’s son, Antti, arrives with his new girlfriend, Heloisa. Anu is forced to confront her own boundaries and the painful memories of their therapeutic relationship, which reveal an obsessive bond between them, one that now threatens to destroy everything.
Director
Josefina Rautiainen
Josefina Rautiainen (b. 1991) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter who has directed and written fiction films, documentaries, and television series. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Aalto University’s ELO Film School. Her work as a director includes the short films Satisfyer, which screened at festivals such as Espoo Ciné, Copenhagen Short Film Festival, Lublin Film Festival, Clones Film Festival, Buenos Aires International Film Festival, and Rauma Blue Sea Film Festival, and Messages from Mom, which premiered at Tampere Film Festival. As a screenwriter, her credits include the short film Carrier, which screened at festivals including Poitiers and Edinburgh Short Film Festival and was shortlisted for the BAFTA Student Awards in 2021, as well as the television series Pasilan myrkky – Manni(2024). Rautiainen’s filmmaking is driven by psychological tension, metaphorical visual storytelling, and intimacy. Her works frequently explore themes of family relationships, fear, and shame, with sincerity as the central creative principle.
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