Finland’s manufacturing films are preparing Klaus Härö films, Tonislav Kristov Klaus Härö, Tonislav
Klaus Härö (“The Fencer”), nominated at the Golden Globe (“The Fencer”) and Tonislav Hristov (“The Good Postman”, “The Magic Life of V”) prepare their next photos with regular production partners Kaarle Aho and Kai Nordberg de Helsinki.
While his latest drama of the Second World War “Never Alone” is reserved for a theatrical race in several territories, notably the United States via Menemsha Films, Härö, one of Finland’s most prominent Helmers will begin to observe his next bet, “Blue Baby”, in September.
AHO revealed to Variety The Finnish cast a-list led by Oona Airola (“The happiest day of Olli Mäki’s life”), Laura Birn (“The Crow”, “Purge”) and Jussi Vatanen (“Fallen Leaves”, “The man who is dead”).
Thought by Jimmy Karlsson and Kirsi Vikman, more recently credited with the English-Lingo of Härö “My Sailor, My Love” who played in American theaters via Music Box, the 2.9 million euros ($ 3.3 million) “Blue Baby” focused on the character take place in Modern Helsinki.
The story runs on two women, Inka (played by Birn), a nurse specializing in the intensive care unit of a children’s hospital, and Leni (Airola) who gave birth to a baby with a serious heart disease. Their destiny intersects when the nurses threaten to strike in the health crisis.
“It is a deeply human drama, which takes place over a week. We will have two strata: the beautiful friendship between the two women and the nurses’ strike with a check clock, because it threatens to endanger the life of the little boy with heart failure, “said Härö whose idea of identifying the health system of Finland under pressure under the pressure before Covid. “I am touched by the fact that nurses who care about us are often pushed to the tip. The question is whether we don’t care about them, how can they worry about us? ”
Make the fourth feature film of the films with Härö after the entries of the Oscar Colaire “The Fencer”, the Toronto entries “One Last Deal” and “Sailor, My Love” are co -produced by Lithuania’s Filmas and Bulgaria’s Soul Food Center for Lithuanian Cinema, Nordisk Film & TV Folm and EU Creative Media.
Pitch Haugesund
The second major film project, “Quiet Lake”, aligned for a main photography start in 2026, will be presented on the Nordic co -production market in Haugesund on August 20.
Sharing his time between Finland and his native Bulgaria, Hristov was nominated for his documentaries “The Good Postman” and “The Magic Live of V” (2019) as well as his fictional beginnings “The Good Driver” (2022). Triple winner at the Bulgarian Film Awards, he was sold in HBO.
The fictional work of Hristov “Quiet Lake”, written by Jenni Jauri and Aho, is located in a distant station of Kilpisjärvi, in Finnish Lapland. The main character VIRPI, a middle -aged boat driver, “needs to clean his reputation and to resolve his past and to prevent mess by finding a missing Japanese tourist that she accused of having stolen,” performs the line line.
“Kaarle Aho brought me the story very early,” said Hristov about his eighth collaboration with the producer-writer. “It was a first project written by Jenni. Immediately, I felt attracted.
“I have always been interested in these kinds of characters, those who feel invisible, which the world has somehow forgotten. Even in its approximate form, the story had something emotionally honest on this subject. I felt like there was a lot of heart in it, and I saw the potential to say something small but significant, in a very human way. This is what really hooked me, ”he underlined.
Expolving his vision, Hristov said he would use his brandy brand style of cinema, “because I think there is still a lot to discover and develop with this approach. As with “the good driver”, the Helmer intends to use two distinct teams, “a work in a traditional fiction configuration, and the other operating more as a documentary team, more flexible, capable of reacting quickly to what is being unfolded. In this way, I can mix scripted scenes with real environments, real people and unicenized interactions, “he said.” This creates a texture that I find really convincing, where you are not always sure of what is real and what is written, but all that seems emotionally true. This is something that I am delighted to push even further with this project. »»
The 2.1 million euros project ($ 2.4 million) received support for the development of the Finnish Film Foundation and the support of the production of the National Bulgaria Film Center and takes place for the moment, as a co -production between the realization of films, Hristov’s Soul Food in Bulgaria and the Cinénic de Sweden. “We are eager to find a Norwegian co -producer and shoot in northern Norway,” said AHO who will seek partners in Haugesund.
The new Nordic films take place from August 19 to 22.
