Sirkka

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Short
Finland, 2001, 13 min

Directed by:

Pekka Ville Lehtinen

Based on:

Kirsi Kunnas (short story)

Screenplay:

Pekka Ville Lehtinen

Cinematography:

Jyri Hakala, Jarkko T. Laine

Composer:

Yari
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A 12-year-old Ville receives a letter from Sirkka, the most beautiful girl in the school. Sirkka wants to meet Ville at the deserted outdoor swimming pool and kiss him. A sensitive and beautiful story about a first kiss. Sirkka is a fiction film but is based on the director's memories of first love. The name Sirkka has a double meaning in the Finnish language: it is a girl's name and also a word for a grasshopper. (official distributor synopsis)

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