Forbidden Fruit

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Audience Member This was a thoughtful film which avoided most of the coming-of-age story cliches and the two young actresses who played the leads were both very good. I have some quibbles - an older sister character was two dimensional and not believable - but would still definitely recommend this movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a sensitive and sympathetic coming of age story about two young women wrestling with the belief system they were brought up in. I thought it was an honest portrayal of the conflict between the internalized beliefs that children inherit from their parents and the need for them to find their own way. Sometimes it is possible to both believe in something and at the same time to question it, and the way that this conflict resolved itself for each of the two main characters represented different ways that this process can play itself out. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A special screening at our Film Club with the Director presenting the film and doing a Q&A afterwards. Two pretty girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian revival faith community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time... try out things, get in trouble, return and reconsider their lives. I liked the film, and not just for its beautiful pictures. Very realistic in many ways, sad, yet uplifting. I felt for the girls, can only imagine how hard it must be to go out in the world with little skills to *cope* with it. Happy ending though, I think... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 'Don't touch coz I don't exist' The background music is powerful. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This surprisingly good YA drama from the talented new Finnish director Dome Karukoski is actually much more than just about young adults. The two protagonists face the struggles between their very strict religions and their desires from the heart. It's a modern version of "Sense and Sensibility" that has an edge to it but also shows tenderness and compassions. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member nice movie, great music Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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