Overview
The daughter of two famous writers, Helena upholds her late father's reputation, reciting his poems on various occasions and cherishing the memory of the legend. Relations with her mother have deteriorated since she moved to Sweden. Helena blames her mother for abandoning her father. Helena and her mother meet again as Helena's mental health deteriorates and in order to cope, she must face reality through her mother's memoirs. Helena becomes intensely involved in the story and relives it by imagining herself in her mother's place.
Director and cast
- Elena Leeve as Helena
- Tommi Korpela as Lauri
- Elina Knihtilä as Aila
- Oiva Lohtander as Lars Djupsjöbacka
- Juhani Niemelä as Hermanni
- Hannu Kivioja as Juha Mannerkorpi
- Erica Pitkänen as Helena 5-6 v
- Tiina Pirhonen as Kustannustoimittaja Svea
- Antti Litja as Kustantaja
- Taisto Oksanen as Kustantajan poika
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