Young Gods

Young Gods

104 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Oct. 24, 2003

Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's birthday, and after his fiends greet him au natural and are arrested, Taavi invites his friends to the mansion for a wild party. Taavi lives with a recording camera to his eye, a machine that allows his to keep interpersonal distance from everyone. Among his friends are Jere who considers himself a woman's man, Markus (who appears the well-adjusted one, and chubby, pierced Sami whose sexuality is ambiguous. The party gets wild, guests sleep around, and Taavi records it all!

Young Gods

104 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance | Oct. 24, 2003

Young Gods
Taavi,the enigmatic 18-year-old lead, has just inherited his long-deceased wealthy parents home and estate. It is high school graduation and Taavi's birthday, and after his fiends greet him au natural and are arrested, Taavi invites his friends to the mansion for a wild party. Taavi lives with a recording camera to his eye, a machine that allows his to keep interpersonal distance from everyone. Among his friends are Jere who considers himself a woman's man, Markus (who appears the well-adjusted one, and chubby, pierced Sami whose sexuality is ambiguous. The party gets wild, guests sleep around, and Taavi records it all!
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Helsinki Filmi
Original title Hymypoika
Directors JP Siili
Writers Jukka Vieno, Jaajo Linnonmaa

Cast

Jussi Nikkilä

as Taavi

Reino Nordin

as Jere

Jarkko Niemi

as Markus

Jenni Banerjee

as Reetta

Ville Kivelä

as Sami

Evi Suppala

as Jenni

Mervi Takatalo

as Mira

Laura Malmivaara

as Helena

Ville Virtanen

as Jere's father Juhani

Kari Heiskanen

as Lawyer

Kari Hietalahti

as Taavi's father

Milka Ahlroth

as Taavi's mother

Esko Mäkelä

as Online dating guy

Elina Stirkkinen

as Online dating woman

Markku Peltola

as Sami's father

Lena Meriläinen

as Sami's mother

Anna Lehtolainen

as Sex worker

Santeri Nuutinen

as Taavi as a child

Rasmus Nuutinen

as Taavi as a child

Henry Saari

as Taavi's "father"

Mariah

as Taavi's "mother"