Ipe and Papu are two messed-up 14-year olds from Helsinki. They work as small time LSD-dealers for a local drug lord, but the problem is that they boys seem to be using more than selling. Kalle gives them a last chance to pay him back by smuggling some drugs from Sweden. When the movie was first released it became as quite a shock to many, as it deals with juvenile narcotic use, a big taboo in Finland, as well as all other cultures. Ippe's mother is played by Kati Outinen, who later on won the best actress award in Cannes (for A Man Without a Past (2002)). It's a very realistic portrayal of a small Finnish subculture and for sure one of those movies that people will watch in the future when they want to learn about Finnish life in the late 90's.
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The things you do, when you're young
erkka6 May 1999
A quite realistic film about three youngsters, who have messed up their lives with drugs. Papu and Ippe want to get their dealer off their back. To do this, they have to smuggle a load of acid from Stockholm. The film was criticized because of its excessive use of certain f-word; although, it is the way (some) young people speak nowadays. A more interesting point is how the film portraits adults: they are either mean exploiters or they have no idea what their children are doing.
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