Hilton! - Here for Life

Hilton! - Here for Life (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
72 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Virpi Suutari

Written By:
Virpi Suutari

Actors:
Janne ..... Himself
Toni ..... Himself
Mira ..... Herself
Pete ..... Himself
Make ..... Himself

Synopsis:

The "Hilton" is the tongue-in-cheek name for an inhospitable prefab on the outskirts of Helsinki, which is a haven for young people in social distress. The film's young protagonists - Janne, Toni, Mira, Pete and Make - feel condemned to an open prison in the Hilton and have little hope for change in the future. They feel anger, sadness, and most of all doubt about the meaning of their lives. Perhaps only cancer patient Make and the pregnant Mira demonstrate any pride and confidence.

The roughly beautiful Hilton! gives the viewer a glimpse of life in a modern society, a life that young persons lead. Janne, Toni, Mira, Pete and Make live in a tenement owned by a youth foundation. Their attempts to take control over their own lives have been in vain. Toni says that it is gruesome to see oneself as socially excluded, but apparently he is just that. Despite of these facts, the group sticks together. Make, the father figure, has his freezer full of food: nobody has to leave his place hungry. Life gives each one a quantum of care, and the main characters find a little something to lean on in the world. Make cleans his apartment and by doing so, he also cleans the mess that his life has turned into. A baby girl Luna is born and fills her young mother with love. Hope lives in the heart of the tenement and its inhabitants.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 11 January, 2015.