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Finnish Director Tiina Lymi Is ‘Not Afraid Anymore’ and Neither Is ‘Stormskerry Maja,’ New Feminist Heroine With a ‘Cool Head and a Warm Heart’


Finnish director Tiina Lymi talks Amanda Jansson starrer ‘Stormskerry Maja,’ based on a series of novels by Anni Blomqvist.

Based on a series of books by Anni Blomqvist, it has been selected for International Film Festival Rotterdam and Goteborg. Just like her characters, played by Amanda Jansson and Linus Troedsson, who go from strangers to an affectionate couple, patiently exploring intimacy. “When I wrote about war taking over the island – which doesn’t happen in the books – I heard mentions that sexual assault would be probable.

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