Heart of a Lion

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Audience Member Can love save us from an extremist ideology? That's the question addressed by "Heart of A Lion", four times nominated to the Jussi Awards (the Finnish equivalent of the BAFTA) in 2014. In addition to the actors' amazing performances (Peter Franzén is superb), the movie sensitively shows the trouble in having a normal life when we want to be an active representative to an ideology like nazism. Despite some tough moments and Dome Karukoski's accuracy to show how this extremely violent environment is, there is room for light in this Finnish movie. Little by little, Teppo finds his humanity and humbly realizes the limits of far-right ideologies that are indeed quite popular in Northern countries. Even though Finland is going to celebrate the first century of its independence, immigration is still rare and attachment to the roots and the national history are essential. Although the director says that "Heart of a Lion" could have been set anywhere, the story is the more legitimate and realist in Finland. This film sends us a beautiful moral: complicity, wiseness and reason can win against ignorance, exclusion and violence that, as shown by the movie, are synonyms of decay and degeneration instead of progress and growth. Full review on our blog Los Indiscretos : https://losindiscretos.org/english/heart-of-a-lion-2013-dome-karukoski Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Impressive. Thought provoking, especially in the current "climate". Brilliant cast all around, cars and grenades included. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Generalizing and stupidity are killing others. Growing up of one Nazi fool in a hard way, lose some to win some. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a good watch, and interesting too. only thing they needed voice double as reading subtitles is LONG.COM Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review gareth d Somewhat reminscent of American History X, but not as hard hitting, and a little cheesy/predictable in places. Worth a watch though. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Proof that Finnish movies can be great. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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