France/Finland/Germany | V.O. French | ST English | 2022 | 102 min | DCP | color | Fiction | Canadian Premiere
Elina, a 17 year-old aspiring rapper, is forced to leave her homeland of Finland when her mother decides to join her boyfriend in the South of France. Elina is immediately fascinated by her new 18-year-old step-sister, Sofia, a very charismatic ballerina who leads a double life of parties, boys and drugs. But this apparent friendship quickly turns into obsession and a game of power with dramatic consequences...
| Director | Aino Suni |
| Music | Jean-Benoit Dunckel |
| Cinematographer | Kerttu Hakkarainen |
| Screenplay | Aino Suni |
| Cast | Carmen Kassovitz, Elsi Sloan |
| Production | ADASTRA FILMS, MADE, OMA INGE FILM |
Aino Suni is a Helsinki-based director and screenwriter who goes both ways - she directs both fiction as well as documentaries. Suni's debut fiction feature "Heartbeast" will premiere in 2022. The story of Elina, an aspiring rapper who falls desperately in love with her step-sister, is a co-production between France, Finland and Germany. Suni's previous feature film is an intimate documentary "Never Again" about rapper Mercedes Bentso and her empowering journey to recovery.
