30 Nov 2013
London Premier
Honkasalo creates a dreamlike portal into the life of 14 year old Simo as he accompanies his criminal older brother Ilkka on a twilight journey through the dark streets of Helsinki. This is Ilkka’s final night of freedom before going to prison. Set amidst the criminal outskirts of Helsinki society, echoed in its stark, stylised black and white visuals, this is a powerful coming of age tale of a child’s fierce battle with adulthood.
2nd Nordic Film Festival
With a diverse mix of dramas, crime thrillers, documentaries, animation and shorts, Nordic Film Festival presents some of the freshest filmmaking talent from the far North. Nordic Film Festival is presented by day for night*.
Concrete Night, dir Pirjo Honkasalo, Finland/Sweden/Denmark 2013, 96 mins