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Young Gods
- Director: Jukka-Pekka Siili
- Writer: Jaajo Linnonmaa; Jukka Vieno
- Producer: Aleksi Bardy; Olli Haikka
CGiii Comment
Tiresome teens discovering sex and sexuality - Siili overdoes it completely.
The constant cutting is as invasive as the perpetual camera - not a subtle or intelligent message.
It's been done over and over again - and this is not an improvement.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Taavi, who never goes anywhere without his video camera, and his young and wealthy friends find themselves on the cusp of adulthood. After throwing a wild party at the mansion left to him by his deceased parents, Taavi shoots video of the partygoers in their various states of undress and drunken sexual congress. What begins as a prank spurs Taavi and his friends Jere, Sami, and Markus to form a club, the only requirement for admission being that each young man must bring a tape of his latest sexual conquest to every club meeting. The risque game quickly degenerates into dangerous compulsion as relationships implode and the boys forsake their girlfriends in favor of prostitutes and "swingers". As currents of coercion and abuse enter the picture, each young man must ultimately confront his own morality in the viewfinder.
Cast & Characters
Jussi Nikkila as Taavi;
Reino Nordin as Jere;
Jarkko Niemi as Markus;
Jenni Banerjee as Reetta;
Ville Kivela as Sami;
Mervi Takatalo as Mira;
Evi Suppala as Jenni;
Laura Malmivaara as Helena Paakkonen;
Ville Virtanen as Jeren isa Juhani;
Kari Heiskanen as Juristi;
Kari Hietalahti as Taavin isa;
Milka Ahlroth as Taavin atti;
Esko Makela as Nettideittimies;
Elina Stirkkinen as Nettideittinainen;
Markku Peltola as Samin isa