Synopsis
Little Wing tells the story of 12-year-old Varpu, who's quickly growing to adulthood, and about her mother, who doesn't want to grow up. Varpu lives with her mother and has never met her father. One night Varpu has enough of her riding buddies and her mother. She steals a car and drives up north in search of her father, of whom she only knows the name. But her father is not exactly what she had expected. Meeting him trigger something in Varpu and mother's life, making them realize their role in each other's lives, and in the world.
Facts
Awards
Nordic Council Film Prize
Setting
Helsinki, Oulu
Filming location
Nurmijärvi, Oulu, Helsinki
Production
Making Movies, Final Cut for Real
Original language
Finnish
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Göteborg Film Festival 2017 generic
- Hamburg Film Festival 2017 generic
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2017 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2017 generic
