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TOVE Finland-Sweden, 2020, 100′, color, feature

Helsinki, 1945. The end of the war brings a new sense of artistic and social freedom for painter Tove Jansson. Modern art, dizzying parties and an open relationship with a married politician: Her unconventional life puts her at odds with her sculptor father's strict ideals. Tove's desire for liberty is put to the test when she meets theatre director Vivica Bandler. Her love for Vivica is electric and all-consuming but Tove begins to realise that the love she truly yearns has to be reciprocated. As she struggles with her personal life, her creative endeavors take her in an unexpected direction. While focusing her artistic dreams on her painting, the work that started as a side project, the melancholic, haunting tales she told scared children in bomb shelters, rapidly takes on a life of its own.

Zaida Bergroth

Zaida Bergroth

Zaida Bergroth was born in Kivijärvi in 1977. She graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004. Her first feature, “Last Cowboy Standing“ was released in 2009. She is most famous for her 2017 film “Miami“, which follows two sisters as they embark on a road trip to pay off their debts. Her film “The Good Son“ won several awards at international film festivals in 2011, such as the Chicago Film Festival, Prague Film Festival, and the Mons International Love Film Festival.

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

2007 Heavy Metal

2009 Last Cowboy Standing

2011 The Good Son

2017 Miami

2019 Maria's Paradise

2020 Tove

DIRECTOR
Zaida Bergroth
SCRIPT
Eeva Putro
CAMERA
Linda Wassberg
MUSIC
Matti Bye
CAST
Alma Pöysti, Krista Kosonen, Shanti Roney, Joanna Haartti, Robert Enckell
PRODUCERS
Aleksi Bardy, Andrea Reuter
PRODUCTION
Helsinki-Filmi

TOVE Finland-Sweden, 2020, 100′, color, feature

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