Italian sales company Summerside Media has expanded global sales outside the Nordic territories to the Finnish psychological thriller “How to Shout,” starring Alina Tomnikov, who plays a lead role in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming Viking series “Bloodaxe.”
Tomnikov is an emerging Finnish actress whose current credits include a starring role in the Sky original series “Funeral for a Dog.” She will soon be seen playing Greta/The Seer in the highly anticipated “Bloodaxe,” which is currently filming in Ireland with Michael and Horatio Hirst (“Vikings”) as showrunners.
“How to Shout” is the debut feature film by Finnish director Josefina Rautinainen which explores themes of mental health and trauma. In the film, Tomnikov plays Heloisa, a trauma survivor in her thirties, who arrives at a summer cottage with her new boyfriend and discovers that her boyfriend’s mother, a woman named Anu, is her former psychotherapist with whom Heloisa had fallen out.
Finnish actress and singer Jonna Järnefelt (“Abandoned Houses, Empty Houses”) plays Anu.
“‘How to Shout’ is a film about an obsessive relationship and the power dynamic between a
psychotherapist and patient,” Rautinainen said in her director’s statement. “Through this unique human connection at the heart of the story, I wanted to explore different forms of violence and the traces they leave behind, as well as aggression – approaching these themes with such a humane and non-violent approach.
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Summerside Media, known for its roster of emerging voices and arthouse cinema, has acquired rights outside the Nordics from Finnish production company Cinemanifest.
Nordic distribution is handled by Nordisk Film, which has scheduled the Finnish premiere of “How to Shout” later this month.
“We are truly excited to handle international sales of “How to Shout,” a gripping debut film from such a promising Finnish director,” said Francesca Manno, Head of Summerside Media. “We always
felt a special connection to the Finnish film industry — having participated in the Finnish Film Affair
several times over the years and has proudly represented several Finnish titles.
Manno will launch sales of “How to Shout” at the upcoming Tallinn Dark Nights Festival and Market, and then at AFM in Los Angeles.
