{"id":3255,"date":"2026-02-03T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:17:44","slug":"espoo-cine-recommends-pillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/2026\/02\/espoo-cine-recommends-pillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Espoo Cin\u00e9 recommends: Pillion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Espoo Cin\u00e9 Recommends series continues with a special preview screening of the buzzed-about film&nbsp;<em>Pillion<\/em>&nbsp;at Kino Tapiola on Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 5:15 PM! Tickets are available from Kino Tapiola\u2019s online store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Lighton\u2019s bold and bracing\u00a0<em>Pillion<\/em>, which caused a stir in Cannes, follows the routine-bound life of shy hearth-sitter Colin (Harry Melling, known from the Harry Potter films), who still lives with his parents. 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