

Stars Above
2012 Directed by Saara CantellStars above follows the stories of three women from the same family across three different decades. The main characters – Saima, Tuulikki and Salla – each lives in the same country house. Saima´s story takes place in the war time 1942, when Finland fought against Soviet Union, Tuulikki´s story in colourful year 1978 and Salla´s story in the present day. Each woman is between 30 and 40. This deep and beautiful, yet humorous film pictures the encounters between people and the possibilities for choice. How much does the time we live in affect us - and our ability to hold on to our dreams? What are those things which we pass on from one generation to the next? What changes, what remains the same? And to what extent do mothers´ choices, let alone their unspoken secrets, affect their daughters´ lives?

Irina Björklund
....................................................Saima

Leo Sjöman
....................................................Toivo

Meri Nenonen
....................................................Tuulikki

Kai Vaine
....................................................Seppo

Elin Petersdottir
....................................................Salla
Senja Mäkiaho
....................................................Salla-Mari

Tuulia Eloranta
....................................................Kerttu-piika
Director
...........................................................Saara Cantell
Producer
...........................................................Outi Rousu
Writer
...........................................................Saara Cantell
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Sid Hille
Costume Design
...........................................................Auli Turtiainen-Kinnunen
Editor
...........................................................Sævar Guðmundsson
Director of Photography
...........................................................Marita Hällfors
Production Companies
...................................................Pegasus Pictures
Pystymetsä
Production Countries
........................................................Finland
Iceland
Spoken Languages
....................................................suomi
Genres
....................................................Drama
Romance
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