THE BEST FRIEND

 SYNOPSIS 

Inga and Terttu are two completely different ladies in their sixties. Terttu is Finnish speaking, out-spoken and wild. She likes to drink and her best friend is her dog Pentu. Inga is Swedish speaking and carefully organized, silent and she bears a dark secret. These two women would never have met if it wasn't for a store robbery they manage to get in-volved in and after this, both their lives change forever. Both of the live quite lonely lives in Helsin-ki. They are just old people roaming the streets, going back and forth from the store or pub and their homes. Nobody sees them until they manage to get involved in a store robbery. 'The best friend' is a movie set in modern day Finland where both alcoholism and loneliness are major concerns for aging seniors. Despite all this 'The best friend' will take you on an adventure that will show that it is never too late to follow your dream no matter how scary that dream might be. 

TECHNICAL INFO 

International title: MY BEST FRIEND 

Original title: DEN BÄSTA VÄNNEN 

premiere: 7.5.2014 in Finland 

shooting format: Arri Alexa (digital) 

screening format DCP / Bluray 

screen ratio: 2,35:1 

sound: dolby digital 5.1 (DCP) and dolby stereo 

duration: 29’ 42’’ 

languages: Swedish and Finnish, available with English subtitles 

CAST 

Main roles: Cris Af Enehielm and Elina Hurme 

Central supporting roles: Christina Indrenius-Zalewski, Matti Onnismaa 

CREW 

DIRECTOR: Johan Karrento 

SCRIPTWRITER: Camilla Roos 

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Anssi Leino F.S.C 

ART DIRECTOR: Sarah Bowen-Walsh 

COSTUME DESIGNER: Anu Gould 

MAKE UP: Mari Vaalasranta 

EDITOR: Okku Nuutilainen 

SOUND: Svante Colerus