For the Living and the Dead

Year: 2005

Runtime: 99 mins

Language: Finnish

Director: Kari Paljakka

Drama

Their youngest son dies in an accidental fire while locked in the family’s car, shattering the suburban household. Mother Marja weeps nonstop; father Jaakko, unable to cry, blames himself. Son Timo struggles at school, haunted by fear for his parents. In their grief, Marja and sister Leena confront a secret—the accidental death of their younger sister, a tragedy Leena has silently blamed herself for decades.

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