HEARTBEATS
synopsis
seven stories of seven women. All of the episodes were shot in one take, the camera always following the actresses through real time events. Martta is hiding a secret from her family. Nora desires to grow wings. Meri is learning to be wary of her dreams. Olga and Fardusa are looking for a better future far away from home, while Emi is constantly making wrong choices. In the mean time Anu runs into a ghost from her past in the grocery store parking lot. But soon the women come to notice that a single encounter can change their lives.
| international title: | Heartbeats |
| original title: | Kohtaamisia |
| country: | Finland |
| year: | 2009 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Saara Cantell |
| release date: | FI 05/03/2010 |
| screenplay: | Saara Cantell |
| cast: | Anneli Sauli, Meri Nenonen, Jenni Banerjee, Rosa Salomaa, Johanna Af Schulten, Maryan Guuleed, Leena Uotila, Elena Spirina |
| cinematography by: | Marita Hällfors |
| film editing: | Pauliina Punkki |
| art director: | Pirjo Rossi |
| costumes designer: | Sanja Kangas |
| production: | Pystymetsä Oy, YLE |
| distributor: | Nordisk Film AB |
















