Jussi Vatanen, who led the forged in “Fallen Leaves,” and Seidi Haarla, the star of “Compartment No. 6,” will topline in Finnish satire “Arrogance.”
The movie is the story of Ossi (Vatanen), who chooses to be unemployed on ideological floor. He meets Kaisa (Haarla), who doesn’t decide him and so they share a ardour for literature. The happiness ends when Kaisa will get an internship in Paris, however Ossi can’t be part of her as a result of he’s compelled to attend an absurd and demeaning course for the long-time unemployed. For worry of dropping Kaisa, he decides to jot down a guide about himself and his life-style.
The movie, which was developed within the Torino Script Lab in 2022, relies on Ossi Nyman’s novel “Röyhkeys” (“Arrogance”), revealed in 2017. It’s a provocative and darkly humorous story a couple of man who intentionally chooses to reside on social welfare with none intention of working.
The guide sparked vital public debate in Finland upon its launch. It obtained important consideration for its sharp, satirical voice. On the similar time, it divided opinions: some praised its daring critique of labor tradition and social norms, whereas others noticed it as provocative and even irresponsible in its portrayal of welfare dependency.
The movie obtained manufacturing help from Finnish Movie Basis.
Nordisk Movie holds Nordic distribution rights, besides theatrical rights in Sweden, which Folkets Bio will deal with.
The director and screenwriter is Ville Jankeri. The manufacturing firm is Sons of Lumière, whose “Earth Song” had its world premiere on the Worldwide Movie Competition Rotterdam in January.
