Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
Director: Leif Lindblom
Producer: Ilkka Matila, Patrick Ryborn
Director of Photography: Tuomo Hutri
Screenplay: Daniel Karlsson, Erik Ahrnbom
Mikko Virtanen
Maria
Lotta
Mikael
Rille
Greta
Jorma
Father
VADELMAVENEPAKOLAINEN, traileri, ensi-ilta 3.10.2014