Debut director Miika Soini awarded in Russia
Thomasmovie.net / Putte HuimaDirector Miika Soini has been awarded a Prize for the Best Director at the Zerkalo Film Festival in Russia. The prize for the best director is one of the festival's main awards. The leading actor of the movie is the much-loved Lasse Pöysti.
The film portrays the life of an elderly man, Thomas, who lives alone in his basement apartment accompanied by a radio, chessboard and a photograph of his wife. Every time Thomas leaves his apartment the outside world reminds him of his old age, loneliness and past life. There is no running away - Thomas has to face the hanging shadows of the past in order to feel a sense of completion.
Thomas is Miika Soini's debut feature film. It was premiered at the Midnight Sun Film Festival at Sodankylä last summer. After that it has been touring extensively on international film festivals.
Thomas has already gained international renown. Lasse Pöysti was awarded the Best Actor-prize at the Bursa Film Festival in Turkey. At the international Premier Film d'Annonay festival in France the film received both the special jury award as well as the young jury award. The film has also been presented in the ACID Independent Cinema-category at Cannes Film Festival.
Links:
Finnish Film Foundation
http://www.ses.fi/
Zerkalo-festival
http://www.mkfivanovo.ru/
