“The film should be commended for its even-handed, considered approach to exploring relationship choices outside the monogamous mainstream” (Sight and Sound). See Four Little Adults (Neljä pientä aikuista; dir. Selma Vilhunen, Finland, 2023), a new Finnish drama about a married couple’s decision to embrace polyamory, on March 27 at Scandinavia House!
It’s October in Helsinki when we’re invited into the home of Juulia (Alma Pöysti) and Matias (Eero Milonoff). The family looks ordinary: Juulia is a rising political star in the Equality Party, Matias is the respected local parish priest, and their son Milo is a healthy and well-adjusted preteen. When Juulia learns that Matias has been seeing a lover, Enni, for over a year, her world is turned upside-down. After meeting with Enni together, the couple makes the thoroughly modern decision to embrace a polyamorous lifestyle, inviting a third and even a fourth to join their marriage.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Selma Vilhunen is an Academy Award-nominated director and screenwriter of both fiction and documentary films. She is also one of the founders of the production company Tuffi Films. Her recent film, Stupid Young Heart won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019. Her feature documentary Hobbyhorse Revolution won the Best Documentary Film Prize at the Finnish National Film Awards (Jussi Awards) and was nominated for the European Film Academy’s Young Audience Award in 2018.