Beauty and the Bastard
Modern Finnish film about two extremely different young people who end up making music together and falling in love after a fortuitous meeting. While her parents have the ideal career and man in mind for her, she aspires to be a singer. She meets the young and grungy Hip Hop music artist Sunen by chance at the studio and asks him to help her prepare a demo tape. The ensuing story about differences growing closer and the problems that must be faced is not just skillfully told. The music is also really well done. It's hard to believe that this is the director's debut feature.
Released: 2005-10-21