A Finnish romantic comedy bursting with passion, laughs and vices. To fi nd out how foreigners are treated in Finland, Tuomas (Ville Haapasalo is more popular in Russia than in his home country of Finland) borrows the identity of his friend Omar, from the Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia. Things get complicated when Tuomas falls in love with Omar’s Finnish teacher (European Shooting Star Irina Björklund). Then Omar’s past catches up on him…

Director: Ilkka Vanne
Screenplay: Mika Ripatti Seppo Vesiluoma
Cast: Ville Haapasalo Irina Björklund Pietro Steiner Katja Kukkola
Producer: Marko Röhr
Orig. Titel: Vieraalla Maalla
Original language: Finnish
Filmtype: Fiction Feature
Music: Pekka Karjalainen
DoP: Jani Kumpulainen
Set Designer: Pentti Valkeasuo
Editor: Joona Louhivuori
Format: 35 mm

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