08.10.2018
Finnish Films Well-Represented at the São Paulo International Film Festival
The Brazilian festival will celebrate its 42nd edition on October 18–31, 2018.
There are two Finnish films in São Paulo’s competition for new filmmakers: the documentary feature Boys Who Like Girls by Inka Achté, and Laugh or Die, a war drama directed by Heikki Kujanpää. East of Sweden, a drama by Simo Halinen, and Angel of the North, a feature documentary by Jean Michel Roux, screen in the international programme.
The festival will also present a special programme on the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx. A short documentary by Peter von Bagh, A Day at Karl Marx’s Grave from 1983, is among the selection.
Finnish minority co-productions in the programme are Christ the Swiss and Bayoneta.
The festival's website: 42.mostra.org