Summer is Crazy

Elämä on juhla

Finnish Gala Screening

Finland | 2025 | 101 min

Language: Finnish

Subtitles: Swedish

Suitable for audiences aged 12 and above

Director(s): Ulla Heikkilä

Script: Ulla Heikkilä

Cast: Pirjo Lonka, Aamu Milonoff, Jani Volanen, Bruno Baer, Jussi Vatanen, Ulla Tapaninen, Tommi Eronen, Pia Andersson, Ada Pesso

Production: Tekele Productions

Distribution: SF Studios Finland

Drama | Comedy

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Summer Is Crazy is a warm, bittersweet ensemble dramedy from Eden director Ulla Heikkilä. In the idyllic archipelago village of Nauvo, preparations are underway for the midsummer celebration. The idyll, however, has turned into a disappointment for the Eerola family, whose fine dining restaurant — launched with high hopes — has gone bankrupt.

Each family member deals with the crisis in their own way: the father (Jani Volanen) is depressed; the mother (Pirjo Lonka) seeks excitement from an affair with a local businessman; the youngest daughter (Ada Pesso) tries to tame a wolf; and the eldest (Aamu Milonoff) just wants to escape this backwater. Meanwhile, a new boy appears in the village: Arttu (Bruno Baer) is trying to reconnect with his father (Jussi Vatanen), a once-famous singer whose glory days are long gone.

Summer Is Crazy gently explores depression and the slow, fragile possibilities of new beginnings — even when something restless lingers beneath the festive surface.

Tytti Rantanen

Makers of the film will be present!