Original Title: Toiset Tytöt
Synopsis
The 18-year-old girls Jessica, Jenny, Taru and Aino are on the verge of adulthood as they lose their innocence and, at times, their faith. Other Girls is a survival story about those moments when life gives you a brutal kick, but you decide to kick back. Hard! In 2011, four 18-year-old girls from Helsinki kept provocative video diaries about their lives during the course of a year. Other Girls is a fictional film based on true events.
Technical Information
2015; Finland; Youth, Coming of age; 80 minutes; DCP; 1.77:1 (16:9); 5.1 mix; Original Language: Finnish; Subtitles: English
DIRECTOR
Esa Illi
WRITER
Esa Illi
D.O.P.
Henri Blomberg
EDITOR
Samu Heikkilä
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Fisher King Production OY
PRODUCER
Matti Halonen, Anu Hukka, Leila Lyytikäinen
Jenny
Sara Soulié
Jessica
Ida Vakkuri
Aino
Bahar Tokat
Taru
Misa Lommi
ESA ILLI
Esa Illi, born 1962, can look back on many years of work in the Finnish film industry. Since his graduation from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, he has directed several feature and documentary films. Moreover, he teaches acting, directing and screenwriting at the Tampere University. “Other Girls” is Illi’s fourth feature.
Selective Filmography
Feature Film
2008 Jungle Of Dreams
2003 Brothers
2000 Monkey Business
2017
Feb 08 – 12
2016
Nov 12 – 20 (in competition)
Nov 09 – 13
Chicago –
BLOW-UP FILM FESTIVAL
best screenplay and best cinematography
Nov 07
Sep 10 – 16
SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016
Jul 05 – Jun 27
Jun 18 – Jul 10
SEOUL INT. WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL
Jun 02 – 08
ZLIN INT. FILM FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
May 27 – Jun 03
May 19 – Jun 05
Apr 19 – 24
KRISTIANSAND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN FILM FESTIVAL
Apr 19 – May 01
2015
Nov 29 – Dec 06
TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Nov 13 – 29
Lübeck –
NORDIC FILM DAYS LÜBECK
Kids Award
Nov 06
Nov 05 – 22
Nov 02 – 06 (in competition)
Oct 22 – Nov 04
LUCAS INTERNATIONALES KINDERFILMFESTIVAL
Sep 27 – Oct 04
Jul 17 – 26
coming soon…
