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Into The Night

Original title: Nattflykt
Finland, 1999, 29 min.

Director: Klaus Härö
Production company:
Kinoproduction Ltd.
Katajanokankatu 6
SF-00160 Helsinki
Tel.: 9-66 32 17
Fax: 9-66 20 48

Age recommendation: 8 years and up
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Mira was due to be released from hospital, but her blood count is still not up to scratch.To her great disappointment she will have to spend the weekend in hospital. Johannes, a new patient who is about to undergo yet another operation, would love to go straight back home, too. At night these two meet in a hospital corridor. Mira leads the boy down to the dark catacombs of the hospital to her special place – a swimming pool. There it lies before them, its mysterious glistening waters beckoning to them.

Festivals:
Helsinki 1999
Berlinale / Generation 2000 (special mention)
Tampere 2000
Cairo International Filmfestival 2001
Mar del PLata 2001

World sales address/es:
Kinoproduction Oy (FI)