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Oscar Nominee Selma Vilhunen to Stage Biggest Pic Ever, “She Did Not Show Remorse,” for Dionysos, Nordisk Film (EXCLUSIVE)
The Finnish epic will be showcased at the Nordic Co-Production Market in Haugesund on Aug. 21.
One of Finland’s most high-profile filmmakers, Selma Vilhunen has given voices to women of all ages in her fiction and non-fiction works, from the Oscar-nominated short “Do I Have to Take Care of Everything” to Berlin Crystal Bear winner “Stupid Young Heart” to her most recent pic, “Four Little Adults,” for which Alma Pöysti won best acting in Göteborg. Vilhunen and producer Venla Hellstedt of Finland’s Dionysos Films, have unveiled details of the storyline and the first visual in exclusivity to Variety, ahead of their pitch at Haugesund’s Nordic Co-Production Market Aug. 21. The helmer has already spent years researching the taboo topic of the thousands of Finnish women who chose to work for the Germans during WWII, even after the half-official Finnish/German alliance was dismantled.
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