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Twisted Roots

2009 · 99 min Drama
4.8 / 10 · TMDB

In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Väärät juuret
Year 2009
Country Finland, Sweden
Genre Drama
Director Saara Saarela
Runtime 99 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.8/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs its drama on the fragile tension between biological fate and emotional choice, using a hereditary illness as a potent metaphor for all unspoken familial wounds. It relies on restrained performances and a claustrophobic intimacy to explore how truth permeates the closed space of a home.

What lingers after the credits is a quiet, piercing meditation on the fear of genetic destiny and the silent ache of searching for belonging—a heavy but necessary revelation. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Saara Saarela

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