Girl Picture

{{Infobox film

|name = Girl Picture

|image = Girl Picture.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|native_name = {{Infobox name module|Finnish|Tytöt tytöt tytöt}}

|director = Alli Haapasalo

|screenplay = Ilona Ahti
Daniela Hakulinen

|producer = Leila Lyytikäinen
Elina Pohjola

|starring = Aamu Milonoff
Eleonoora Kauhanen
Linnea Leino

|cinematography = Jarmo Kiuru

|editing = Samu Heikkilä

|production_companies = Citizen Jane Productions

|distributor = Nordisk Film
LevelK{{cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/levelk-boards-sundance-berlin-selected-drama-girl-picture-1234907193/|title=LevelK Boards Sundance & Berlin-Selected Coming Of Age Drama 'Girl Picture'|journal=Deadline|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=10 January 2022|accessdate=29 January 2022}}

|released = {{film date|2022|1|24|Sundance|2022|4|14|Finland|df=y}}

|runtime = 101 minutes

|country = Finland

|language = Finnish, French

|gross =

}}

Girl Picture ({{langx|fi|Tytöt tytöt tytöt|lit=girls girls girls}}) is a 2022 Finnish coming-of-age film directed by Alli Haapasalo{{cite web|last=Gates|first=Marya E.|title=Sundance 2022: Brian and Charles, The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future, Dos Estaciones, Girl Picture|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sundance-2022-brian-and-charles-the-cow-who-sang-a-song-into-the-future-dos-estaciones-girl-picture|website=RogerEbert.com|date=24 January 2022|access-date=10 November 2023}} from a screenplay by Ilona Ahti and Daniela Hakulinen. It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award in the World Dramatic Competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/2022-sundance-film-festival-awards-announced/|title=2022 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced|website=Sundance Institute|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=29 January 2022|language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Winkelman|first=Natalia|title='Girl Picture' Review: Finnish Teens Look for Love and Orgasms in an Honest and Affecting Coming-of-Age Story|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/girl-picture-movie-review-1234694940/|website=IndieWire|date=28 January 2022|access-date=1 February 2022}} It was released in Finland on 14 April 2022.{{cite web|url=https://nordiskfilm.fi/tytot-tytot-tytot/|title=Tytöt tytöt tytöt|website=Nordisk Film Finland|accessdate=29 January 2022|language=fi}}

Plot

Three young girls at the cusp of womanhood, Mimmi, Rönkkö and Emma, try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland by trying to draw their own contours. In the process, they move between dreams, reality, friendship and relationships, and try to make sense of the whole mess. In three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the earth moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she's never experienced before: pleasure.

Cast

{{cast listing|

{{Ill|Aamu Milonoff|fi}} as Mimmi
{{Ill|Eleonoora Kauhanen|de||fi}} as Rönkkö
{{Ill|Linnea Leino|de||fi}} as Emma
{{Ill|Sonya Lindfors|fi}} as Tanja
Cécile Orblin as Karoliina
{{Ill|Oona Airola|de||fi}} as Sanna
{{Ill|Mikko Kauppila|fi}} as Jarmo
{{Ill|Amos Brotherus|fi}} as Sipi
{{Ill|Bruno Baer|fi}} as Kalle
Nicky Laaguid as Henkka
Oksana Lommi as Frida
Yasmin Najjar as Sonja
{{Ill|Elias Westerberg|fi}} as Allu
{{Ill|Pietu Wikström|fi}} as Samuli
Fathi Ahmed as Otto
{{Ill|Pablo Ounaskari|fi}} as Roope
Rebekka Kuukka as Saana
{{Ill|Tuuli Heinonen|fi}} as Poliisi
Yassin Ei Sayed as Lionel
Lauri Nousiainen as Petri
Henrikki Haavisto as Vesa

}}

Production

Principal photography took place in 2021.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 99% rating based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The critics consensus reads: "Sensitively written and beautifully acted, Girl Picture captures the whirlwind of teenage emotions without sacrificing narrative maturity and depth."{{cite web|title=Girl Picture|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_picture|access-date=10 November 2023}} On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|title=Girl Picture Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Red Ventures|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/girl-picture/|access-date=10 November 2023}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|13328800}}
[https://citizenjaneproductions.fi/productions/ Girl Picture] at Citizen Jane Productions
[https://cineuropa.org/film/419993/ Girl Picture] at Cineuropa

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Category:Finnish teen films

Category:Finnish independent films

Category:Lesbian-related films

Category:LGBTQ-related coming-of-age drama films

Category:Sundance Film Festival award–winning films

Category:2020s Finnish-language films