"MAKING MOVIES PRESENTS" "IN COOPERATION WITH FINLAND FILM AND NORDISK FILM  TV" "All right, you're in control." "You're the leader." "The pony has no say." "You're in command." "Half-halt." "Look forward." "Rhythm!" "Rhythm!" "And straight toward the jump." "Go ahead!" "Yep, yep!" "Go ahead!" "Svante!" "Easy, easy, easy, easy." "What's the matter with our pony today?" "Now, try again." " Are you hurt badly?" " My arm hurts a little." "Now, go ahead and... try it again." "That's it." "I'll take down the top pole." "The main thing is, you get him over." "You can come in in a trot." "Go ahead and jump." "Yep, yep, yep!" "Yep!" "Yes!" "Good job, Varpu." "Pat Svante." "Saara, I still can't believe you're getting a pony for your birthday!" "This is so cute." "Have you decided who the groom will be?" "I don't know yet." "We'll see." " Take me." " Take me." "My parents said... they'll consider buying me a horse when I go to high school." "In high school, I'll be a "has-been"." "A fat-ass Sunday rider." "A fat-ass Sunday rider?" "Seriously!" "If you want to make it to the top, the classes alone won't..." "Varpu, my dad's here." "You want a ride?" "No need." "I don't want you to have to drive all the way to my house." "Well, it's no trouble at all." "How do you pronounce "Ivanhoe"?" "Ivanhoe or as a / Venhou." " Or as "Ivenhou"?" " It's a cool name." "I don't know." "I call him Imppu." "All right." " Hey, a little onion." " Hey!" " You got all your stuff?" " Yeah, I think so." " Now, you sure?" " Yeah, yeah." "Anyway, this is the last time I'm taking the bus before my mom gets her driver's license." "Turn right at the next intersection." "Bye." "See you next week!" " Bye." " Bye." "Hey, Varpu?" "You always say your mom is going to get her driver's license, but can't your dad come get you?" "No, he really can't." "What do your parents do?" "My mom is a translator, and my dad is... an actor." "Is he famous?" "Do I know him?" "Can I have his autograph?" "Just kidding!" "You probably don't know him because he's not on TV or anything." "Is your dad coming to see the competition?" "I'm not sure." "My parents were, like," ""We're gonna come see the competition."" "I was, like, "Okay."" "My parents are also coming." "Which is nice, I guess." "I'm freezing." "I wanna go home." "When is your mom picking you up?" "A GIRL NAMED VARPU (a.k.a. LITTLE WING)" "PRODUCTION DESIGNER SATTVA-HANNA TOIVIAINEN" "COSTUME DESIGNER TIINA KAUKANEN" "MAKEUP DESIGNER PIA MIKKONEN" "MUSIC PAULA VESALA JORI SJOROOS" "SOUND DESIGNER TUOMAS KLAAVO" "EDITING SAMU HEIKKILA" "Hey, that's Varpu!" "Hi, Varpu!" "Varpu!" "Nice sexy pants." " Why are you so wet?" " It rained." "Wanna hang out?" "We'll probably go for a drive." "Not now." "Come on, Anttu's coming." "Not now." "Varpu, you're so decent." "I love you." " Hi." " Hi." "Hi, Varpu!" "Anttu, why is your face so red?" "Shut up." "CINEMATOGRAPHY TUOMO HUTRI F.S.C." "PRODUCERS KAI NORDBERG KAARLE AHO" "WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SELMA VILHUNEN" "Hi." "Hello." "Well?" "I didn't pass." " Still?" " No." "How many times have you tried now?" "Three." "Mom." "I have to take ten more driving lessons." "All my money and savings will go toward it." " I can skip the riding camp." " No." "You're not skipping anything." " How was your jumping class?" " Bad." "Svante refused to jump..." "I'm starting to think Asko is really a sadist." "He enjoys me panicking behind the wheel." "Well, why don't you switch to another driving instructor?" "Varpu." "Varpu." "Varpu, are you asleep?" "Mom." "Uh, what's the matter?" "I can't sleep." "Why don't you have a glass of milk and a banana." "My weasel boss called and said the client's vacuum cleaner is broken." "So she asked me to go get the company's vacuum cleaner." "Fuck, I really wish I had a car." "I'd get more works too." "Oh." "Okay..." "Here." "I love you, little pumpkin." "Have a nice day!" " Mom, you forgot your phone!" " Oh." "Thanks!" "All right." "Bye." "Bye." " [ Happy Father's Day!" "]" " Thomas, take off the cap." "Are you going to give it to your dad?" "Maybe." "What are you going to write on it?" "Happy Father's Day!" "Love, Varpu." "Aren't you going to write a poem?" "No." "The only thing I can think of is something like:" ""Dad, you're always warm and sunny."" ""And no money."" ""And no honey."" ""And getting shit-faced makes you act all funny."" "What?" "I think, Anttu always says that." ""I was so shit-faced." "We got totally shit-faced."" ""And unwilling."" "Ha-ha." "Oh, Anttu." "You have to tick the box that says "Nonsmoker. "" "Well..." "Should I write, "Man Wanted for Christmas"?" "You mean a "Christmas clown"?" " You remember?" " Of course." "You used to call Santa's helpers "Christmas clowns"." "So..." ""Christmas Clown Wanted..." " Varpu!" " for Christmas."" " No!" "Now..." " Hey." "Let's write something..." "Like..." ""Sensitive on the Outside, Strong on the Inside."" " Or does that sound awful?" " Well, it is." "You're not helping at all." "Well, maybe, you can finish it on your own." "Yeah." "Where does my father live?" "And, like, what does he do?" "I guess, he lives in Oulu." "He'd never move away from there." "Okay." "Does this sound okay?" ""I have an MA and I'm currently looking for opportunities in my field."" ""After many years of being single, I'm ready to welcome a man into my life."" ""Long term."" "Maybe, take out "long term"?" "Yeah." "Okay." ""Books and literature are important to me, and languages have always fascinated me."" ""I also like to travel, although I have not traveled much."" ""I'm also a single mother of an eleven-year-old girl."" "Does this sound a bit serious?" "Mom?" "Please give me feedback." "This is difficult." "Do I look like my dad?" "What?" "I'll just..." "I'll just post it like this." "For better or worse." "Now, here goes." "Now, it's on the website." ""Varpu Vanamo Raspberry nose" "Teeny weeny toffee toes, Pulls a fluffy puffy pose."" "Does this I.H. mean Ilmari?" "Ilmari who?" "My dad." "His last name isn't "Miettinen" like ours?" "Hukkanen." "It's Hukkanen." "Why do you ask?" "You want to see him?" "No!" "It would be so awkward." "Directory assistance, how may I help you?" "Hi." "I would like to have... the address of Ilmari Hukkanen." " Okay." "Do you know what city he lives in?" "Oulu." "If I get nervous," "Svante starts to feel nervous and won't jump over an obstacle..." "Okay, I have no idea what you're talking about." "Can we talk about something other than horses?" "Like what?" "I don't know." "Want to check those out?" "Okay." "Come, Varpu." "Yes!" "Yes!" "Yeah!" "Whoa!" "Where did you learn how to drive?" "My stepdad taught me." "We drive at his summer house." "That's so cool." "Today is my birthday." "Did you turn twelve?" "Happy birthday!" " Happy birthday, Varpu baby!" " Stop." "You'll ruin my hair." "Why didn't you tell us earlier?" "You want to drive?" " Oh, really?" " Yeah, yeah." "Okay, okay." "Now, I'm scared." "Okay." "Put your left foot on the clutch, right foot on the brake." "Make sure it's in first gear." "Okay, good." "Ah!" "Uh, okay, that's the sound of the engine." "Move your right foot to the gas, which is on the right." "Slowly lift your foot off the clutch, and lightly step on the gas." "Okay." " Oh my God!" " That's it." "Good, damn good." "Lift your left foot totally off the clutch." "I mean, step on the gas." "Anttu, get it together." "Stop that." "Turn the wheel." "Turn, turn, turn, turn the wheel." "Oh!" "Damn good job!" "Girl, you're driving a car!" "Can we stop now?" "Varpu, how are you feeling?" "Ha-ha, good." "I wanna go faster." "I want to get the fuck out of here." " That's enough." "Stop!" " I want to get out." " Now." " Shut up in the backseat." "Varpu, step on the gas." "Go ahead toward the jump." "And straight to the oxer." "Good!" "Bring back the rhythm." "And canter again." "Good." "Yes!" "Excellent rhythm." "Great job looking straight ahead, Varpu." "Keep the same precision, the competition will go well." "Okay?" "Next is Saara and Ivanhoe." "Svante sweetie." "This pony is the best." "I miss competing with him." "I must've won like ten rosettes, thanks to him." "My chubby, bouncy pony baby." "Varpu, when is your mom getting her driver's license?" " Soon, I guess." " Hey, Varpu, what's your dad name?" "I googled "Ilmari Hukkanen", but I did not find any actor with that name." "Oh, I forgot." "He uses a stage name." "What's that?" "He uses a different name at work in the theater." "Varpu, can I ask you something?" "Yeah." "We were wondering if it's a trend in Eastern Helsinki for sixth graders to wear little kids' clothes?" "Okay." "Whatever." "Let's go." " Hi." " Hello." "Hey, Varpu." "This is Varpu, Bo." "Bo, Varpu." "Well?" "Come say "Hi"." " Hi." " Hi." "We had coffee, and then I invited Bo over." "Please, sit with us." "I've been telling Bo that I'm so excited about my new driving instructor." "His name is Kari." "He's so sweet." "I learned more today with him than I have with that dickhead all fall." "See?" "I hear you ride horses?" "Yeah." "I have a little girl who rides ponies." "It's about... this tall." "Maija, seven years old." "I keep buying her new hobby-horses all the time." "Yeah, I went through that phase too." "Yeah." "We have, uh..." "Milli," "Misty, Lightning..." "Wait a minute." "What was the name of the last one..." "Uh, "Hero in His Heart"." ""Hero" for short." "It's a stallion." "Varpu is already eleven." "It's shocking." "It's like she was just a fetus yesterday." "I'd like to see you tomorrow." "Oh, yes." "But I'll keep in mind what you said about taking..." " Baby steps." " Yeah." " I had a good time." " So did I." "Bye." "Bye, Varpu." "Bye." "Well?" "What did you think?" "I think he's quite sweet." "He's genuinely so polite." "I get the feeling he appreciates me." "But then I thought, does he appreciate me too much?" " And he apologizes all the time." " Mom." "Just say it." "This is something that will have an effect on your life as well." "I just wanted to say that..." "I'm not eleven anymore." "Today's your birthday." "Mom, come on." "How could I forget it?" "Actually, it was yesterday." "Why didn't you say anything?" "You promised to buy me a new phone." "I don't have any money for it." "I'm sorry." "Happy birthday, honey." "I'm sorry for being like this." "That's okay." "I'm sorry for forgetting." "It does not matter." "There you go." "This is not good." "It's too big." "Yeh!" " What?" " Ha-ha." "Look." "That's the third text I got from Bo today." "Tell me, what you really think of him." "What does it matter?" ""What does it matter?"" "Well, say something." "It's really awful when you don't say anything." "Well, he's a bit of a wuss." "And ugly." "Don't you think?" "Well, yeah." "His name is "Bo"." "Just think about it..." "Bo!" "Did you hear what Varpu said?" ""My dad uses a stage name."" "I was like, "What the heck is that?"" "Did she think we wouldn't find out her dad is not an actor?" "Hi, Mom." "Mom?" "Mom." "Mom, what's the matter?" "I failed my driving test again." "Perhaps, you're not meant to drive a car." " Give up already." " And then I broke up with Bo." "Why?" "I don't know." "I'm pissed that he let me dump him like that." "He should've stopped me." "He was like this." "Ai...ai...ai..." "Like a sheep." "Fuck!" "Annoying." "Then why did you dump him?" "Didn't you say he was a wuss?" "And ugly." "Want to hang out now?" " This is a cool Saab." " No kidding." "It has a subwoofer." "Check out the stereo." "Can I drive?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" "Whoa!" "Hey, watch out!" "Cyclist!" "Cyclist!" "Oooh!" "You're really lovely." "So are you." "Are you cold?" "I can warm you." "Don't." "Why?" "I don't want to." "What do you mean?" "You don't even know what I was going to do." "I thought,..." "you liked me." "I do." "Then what is it?" "Why did you ask me for a drive?" "Just because." "Just because?" "Oh, fuck!" "Fucking women!" "Yeah, I'm tired." "I'm going home." "I can take you." "No need." "Hi, I'd like to get driving instructions on how to get from Janakkala to Oulu." "I'm on Road 3." "Yes." "Road 4?" "Yeah." "Thank you." "Oh, one more thing." "How long does it take to drive from here to Oulu?" "How long does it take?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "East wind, 16 meters per second." "In the Eastern part of the Baltic Sea and the Archipelago Sea, the wind between the South and the West, 14 meters per second." "We have a high wind warning..." "Wake up, Mom." "Don't press the snooze button." "Wake up, Mom." "Don't press the snooze button." "Wake up, Mom." "Don't press the snooze button." "Wake up, Mom." "Don't press the snooze..." " Where are you off to at this hour?" " Um..." "Oulu." "That's where I'm headed." "Hop in." "Hi, I'm Markku." "Noora." "What's a young girl like you hitchhiking alone at this hour?" "Um..." "I had an argument with my boyfriend." "So I left." "Do your parents know you're out here hitchhiking?" "Yeah, they know." "How old are you?" "Fifteen." "Siru Miettinen." "Hey." "I got your text about Varpu and thought I'd call right away." "We're halfway through the math lesson, and she's still not here." "What?" "This is Siru Miettinen." "My child is missing." "She left home yesterday, or..." "Or she left at night... when I was asleep." "Or in the morning before I woke up." "Varpu..." "Miettinen." "Twenty-two." "Twenty, and..." "Eighteen." "Noora, wake up." "Noora, we're here." "Is this your dad's house?" " Did I sleep?" " Yeah." "Yeah." "This is it." "Hey, thanks a lot." " No problem." "You sure everything's okay?" " Yeah, it is." " Thank you so much." " Okay." "For your own good, you might want to consider getting a new boyfriend." "Yeah." "Uh, thanks!" " Hello.." " Hi." "Does Ilmari Hukkanen live here?" "Ilmari just left for work." "He'll be back in the evening." "You want me to give him a message?" "Where does he work?" "You think I could see him there?" "May I ask what you want?" "Why do you want to see him?" "I'm his daughter." " How old are you?" " Twelve." "So, where does he work?" "Aah..." "Hi, it's Minna." "Listen, I have a young lady here, Varpu Miettinen, to see you." "You want to meet her later?" "Yeah." "Yeah, she said you'd set a meeting for today." "She's really young." "Tell him that I am his daughter." "Wait just a moment." "Sorry, did you say?" "Tell him, I'm his daughter." "She said, she's your daughter." "Uh-huh." "Yes." "Okay." "Okay." "All right." "Bye." "Ilmari said, he's very sorry, but he's too busy to see you." "Unfortunately, I don't really know how I could help you." "That's okay." "Hi." "Well?" "What is it?" "I thought that..." "I thought that you didn't like me anymore." "Varpu is missing." "The police have been looking for here for 5 hours and couldn't find her anywhere." "Can you call me if you hear from her?" "Thank you." "Nobody has seen her." "Not even people at the stables." "My little girl." "What's happened to her?" "I thought about giving her up for adoption when she was born." "I thought I wouldn't be able to take care of her." "But I couldn't give her away." "She was so sweet and wise right from the start." "Now, she's dying." "Or suffering somewhere because I'm so fucking retarded." "I can't take care of her." "We'll find her." "You again." "Could I wait for Ilmari inside?" " He did not have time to meet me..." " Does your mother know you're here?" "Yes." "I tried to call you." "Well..." "I just wanted to know when you're coming home." "I made this osso buco-style stew." "It's not that." "Don't get upset." "Yes." "Yeah, yeah." "Right." "You're right." "Well, come when you can..." "Hello?" "Ilmari is just a bit of a... tornado." " Are you hungry?" " A little." "I'm really hungry." " Let's eat." " Can I go to the bathroom?" "Of course." "Ilmari must've been 23 when you were born." "Yeah." "It's strange that... he never told me about you." "Well..." "My mom hasn't talked about him either." "I guess... there was some drama, and then he kinda went on with his life." "Yeah." "Ouch!" "What happened to your lip?" "A horse got spooked... by a tractor." "He hit his head into mine like this and then stepped on my foot." "Luckily, nothing happened to the baby." "You have your own horse?" "I'm renting one." " Mare or gelding?" " Gelding." "Geldings are the best." "What breed?" "He's home." "Sorry, I bought this because I want to eat right away." "It's fine." "We can have the stew tomorrow." "Have you eaten fish?" "Ilmari, we have a guest." "This is Varpu." "Varpu is twelve." " Welcome." " Hi." "Is she someone you know?" "Varpu said that she's your daughter." "Uh-huh." "Did you visit my office today?" "Yes." "Okay." "May I ask where did you get the idea that I'm your dad?" "Well, my father's name is Ilmari Hukkanen." "And he lives in Oulu." "Okay..." " Varpu is twelve." " Yeah, you said that already." "What's your mother's name?" "Siru Miettinen." "Siru Miettinen." "Huh?" "Doesn't ring a bell." " Where were you born?" " In Oulu." "I'm sorry." "It's a mistake." " I'm not your father." " Okay." "Do you need a ride somewhere?" "No, no, it's okay." "Okay." "I'm sorry." "Tell your mom, this might not be the best way to handle these things." "Okay." " What is going on?" " I do not know." "I thought she was your daughter." "You thought I had a child I wouldn't have told you about?" "And you invited her to dinner just like that?" "Seriously?" "What were you thinking?" "Bye-bye." " Bye." " Bye-bye." "What kind of fucking ambush is this?" "You didn't consider calling or texting me?" " But I thought..." " But, but, blah blah blah." "You're just coming up with excuses again." "I'm going to take a shower." "But we'll talk about this." "This left a bad taste in my mouth." "Varpu?" "Is everything all right?" "Can I give you a ride home?" "I live in Helsinki." "Hop in." "Siru Miettinen." "Mom.." " It's me, Varpu." " Varpu!" "Varpu, where are you?" "Are you all right?" " I am all right." " Where are you?" "I'm in Oulu." "Oulu?" "Why are you in Oulu?" "Are you at your dad's place?" "I'll take the first flight." "I'll take one of those quick loans and go." "I can lend you the money." "No." "Well, I can at least take you to the airport." "Yes." "I'd like to say something nice to you, but I do not know how." "But just for your information,..." "I do have nice thoughts concerning you in my head." "Please accept this information if you feel like it's useful." "Are you running away from home too?" "Yes." "Are you going back?" "I don't know." "Where are you going to go?" "I don't know." " When will your baby be born?" " Anytime now." "I'm due in a week." "Here you are." "I was supposed to take these to the hospital when I go into labor." "They're packed with energy and all... good vitamins." "I wanted to show you this." "Music for childbirth." ""Emilia and the Multiple Personalities."" ""The Modern Human Being Satan."" "That's my band." "I mean "was"." "Fifteen years ago." "Can we listen to it?" "Varpu." "Hi." "I was so worried about you.." "Why did you run away like that?" "What were you thinking?" "A twelve-year-old hitchhiking alone at night." "You realize how dangerous it is?" "You understand that I'm really angry with you?" "Yikes!" "Hey." " Emilia Hukkanen." " Siru Miettinen." "Are you Ilmari's wife?" "Yes." "No." "He's not your dad." "Well, where is he then?" "Why didn't directory assistance give me his number?" "Maybe he's unlisted." "Well..." "Can you get his number somewhere?" "Yeah." "Of course I can." "Maybe I can call his sister." "You mean my aunt?" "Yeah." "Well?" ""Well" what?" "Are you gonna call her?" "Are you okay?" "You feel sick?" " Are you gonna throw up?" " Maybe." "You still want to go see him?" "Yeah." "What if it's not home?" "Well then, we'll wait." "Or we'll leave a note saying we were here." "Oh Lord." " Hi." " Hey, Ilmari." "Varpu and I decided to come see you." "Excuse us for coming without notice." "But your sister said, you don't have a phone." "Hi." "Hi." "Are you Varpu?" "Yeah." "So..." "I remember you." "Hey, hey, hey, come on in." " Sure." " Yeah, yeah, come, come on in." " We won't stay long." " Okay." "All right." "How are things?" "Eh..." "Well..." "Just, just fine." "There is nothing extra special." "You've been here in Oulu the whole time?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "That's right, that's right." "You can take your coats off." "You haven't changed one bit." "But, you have." "You've changed so much." "What's happened to you?" "Yeah..." "All right." "This..." "Please, have a seat." "There you go." "Uh..." "You want pizza?" "I have pizza and coke." "And I also have milk." "Pizza or coke or milk?" "Coke or milk?" "Or water?" "I have water, of course, if you wan." "But there's meat in the pizza." "Do you eat meat?" " I'll have a slice of pizza and coke." " Okay." " I'll also have coke." " Okay." "Yes." "All right." "Here you go." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "Here." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "All right." "You think it's hot in here?" "I often get really hot here, and I keep the door open." "You mind if I open it?" "No." " Will you get cold?" " Just open it." "Open or closed?" "Maybe, I'll open it for just a moment." "For just a moment." "Yeah." "Well..." "Have you asked yourself the same question?" "What question?" "Have you asked yourself how things are?" "Yeah, I have." "I'm good." "There have been times that were a bit difficult, but mostly I've been good." "Well, do you have all the things you're entitled to?" "Or do you have some things you're not entitled to?" "Have you thought about these kinds of things?" "I don't." "I mean, I have tried to, but..." "It's a pretty big question that I don't know how to answer." "Hmm..." "I think, I need a cigarette." "I usually smoke in the kitchen." "You mind?" "You can come watch me." "I mean, keep me company." "Thank you." "Thank you." "♪ A little sparrow trapped in winter's embrace ♪" "♪ Can't find a meal anyplace ♪" "You have Jimi's pictures on the wall." "Yeah, yeah." "I do." "Your dad and I used to sing his song..." ""Little Wing."" "♪ Varpu Vanamo raspberry nose ♪ ♪ Teeny weeny toffee toes ♪" "♪ Pulls a fluffy puffy pose. ♪" "When you were little, I used to bounce you and say that." "You thought it was fun." "You had dark hair." "But, you only had hair on the sides." "Now you have so much hair." "How can you have that much hair?" "No one has that much hair." "I've grown it all my life." "Jimiwasateacher." "Anda fountain." "And a bomb shelter." "Like a dugout." "Jimi "The Dugout"..." "Hendrix." "I'm just a little guy from Oulu compared to him." "Jack of all trades." "Ilmari of all trades." "Tree-hugging Ilmari." "♪ Ilmari, Ilmari ♪ ♪ In the Midsummer night ♪" "I'm learning all the time." "♪ Fly is a little Wing ♪" "♪ Over a frozen lake ♪" "♪ The Cold Of Winter. ♪" "Do I talk too much?" "I know I do." "I'm Ilmari "The Talker" Hukkanen." "Ilmari "Talk Talk" Hukkanen." ""The Stalker" Hukkanen." ""The Wolf" Hukkanen." ""The Sleepwalker" Hukkanen." ""The Little" Hukkanen." "Now, I'll stop." "Shut up." "You want to see photos of the pony I care for?" "Of course." "Where?" "Oh." "Why did you take your phone out?" "Those pictures are here on my mobile phone." "They..." "Oh." "That's Svante." "I train jumping with him." "He's a Connemara." "He's really sweet and loves jumping." "This is Ivanhoe." "He's my friend Saara's pony." "This is me jumping with Svante." "Wow!" "Nice." "Hey, look." "One year." "Two years." "Three years." "Four years." "Five years." "Six years." "Seven years." "Eight years." "Nine years." "Ten years." "Eleven years and twelve years." "I think it's time for us to go." "What?" " Already?" " Yes." "Do you want to come watch me compete next Saturday?" "Of course." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure." "I willl definitely come if I can make it." "But hey, where is it?" "Come put your coat on." "Okay." "I've seen you with Olkkonen." "I knew you were coming." "I don't know what you're talking about." " Does Olkkonen have a big one?" " What?" "You can tell him there's not a chance." "Even if he's Jack T. Chance." "Tell him that if your mind is blind, you won't recognize what you're looking for." "Bye-bye, Ilmari." "Bye-bye." "Oh." "I have something." "Oh!" "Thank you!" "Bye." "Bye- bye, Varpu." "Bye-bye!" "Dad will be coming to the competition also." "You invited him?" " Yeah, but what's the problem?" "Ilmari is cool." "Oh, sweetheart, Ilmari won't come to the competition." "What do you mean he won't come?" "He lives here in Oulu." "He has never left the city." "And like..." "And maybe it's better that way." "What do you mean?" "How can you say that?" " I can because I know him." " What do you mean you know him?" "You talked to him for, like, one second." "The rest of the time you were like this." "Right." "I took a quick loan." "So that you could come to Oulu to meet your dad." "And I managed to ruin everything..." " because I'm a shitty person?" " I didn't say that." "I try so hard all the time." "I do my best." "I have this much energy." "And the little I have I spend on..." "I'm so lonely." " I feel like I'm suffocating." " Seriously, I'm not interested." "How come you've become so cold?" "Varpu?" "Varpu." "Varpu." "I'm sorry that I can't come see you compete." "I have to accept all the work they throw my way." "It's okay." "All right." "Hey, good luck!" "Hey." " Have fun." " Okay." "I'll come to see the next one." "Hello, who is it?" "What?" "Who is it?" "Varpu?" "Woo-hoo?" " Hi." " Hi." "You came." "Well yeah, of course, I came." "How did you get here?" "I came by car." "Okay." "Hey, hey, I have a gift for you." "Or..." "Or what you call it,..." ""A Doodle"." "Did you draw this?" "Yes." "I tried to remember what that pony you care for looks like." " Was his name Svante?" " Yeah." "This is awesome." " Thanks a lot." " Thank you." "Thank you." " You have a Mercedes?" " Yeah, sure." "I wouldn't drive you around in some piece of junk." "It's a cool car." " Is it yours?" " No, it's a friend's." "Oh, sorry about that." " Eyes on the road." " Oh." "I think it's nice that we look so much alike." "Do we?" "Yeah." "We look so much alike." "Like two peas in a pod." "I have to get Svante ready." "Gotta run!" "Oh, um, first, I'll groom and braid Svante, then I'll warm up for thirty minutes at the outdoor arena." "The competition is in the indoor arena, and there are bleachers." "There's also drink place inside." "I have to go now." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty." "Twenty meters." "I'll do this with six strides." "Hey, it's "No Smoking" iin here, right?" "What do you mean?" "Look." "Oh." "Hold on, I'll tell him to stop." "What's he doing?" "Hey, it's "No Smoking" in here." "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "Hey!" "Come here a second." "Come here." "How about a hug." "Okay." " I give you thumbs up." " Yeah, okay." "Okay then." "Hey, can you hold Imppu for a moment while I tighten the girth?" "Okay." "Let's show them, okay?" "Now, be a good boy and jump over all barriers, okay?" "I know you will." "You're so good at it." "I'm a little nervous." "Don't you get nervous." "Ponies have nothing to be nervous about..." "They don't get nervous." "Ivanhoe was cranky yesterday." "We'll see how it goes today." "I told Saara to take it easy, and it will go well." " Quite a lot of people here." " Yeah, it's nice to have a lot of people." "The result for Olivia Taavitsainen, riding Piret, second round:" "Zero faults, 40 seconds." "Next is Sarah Peltonen, riding Ivanhoe, followed by Varpu Miettinen riding Svante." "All right, here we go." " What are you doing with it?" " Capturing Saara's performance." "Why?" "Look." "Whoops." "The result for Saara Peltonen, riding Ivanhoe, second round:" "Zero faults, 37 seconds." "And that's taking them into the lead." "Next is Varpu Miettinen, riding Svante, followed by Jasmin Heinonen, riding Faabeli." "Hey, you can't smoke here." "What?" "Isn't this the smoking area?" "Where the hell can I smoke then?" " Go outside." " What?" "What's the matter here?" " What's going on?" " What are you filming?" " Excuse me, the competition is on." " What are you looking at?" " You have to be quiet." " You stay out of this." " You can't smoke in here." " Don't come here." "I have nothing on me." " Don't come." " Let's go." "What the fuck!" "I don't have any..." " You can't go there!" " I have absolutely nothing!" "Come back here!" "Hey, you can't go in there!" "Varpu!" " Varpu, hey, hey!" " We apologize for the interruption..." "Let's go home." "This is not a good place." "Dad, what is it?" "Try to calm down." "You're not supposed to be in here." "I have no idea who are these people, but, they are filming us now." "Let's go home, Varpu." " Let's go..." " You must leave the court immediately." " I'm not afraid of you." " We'll escort him out." " Thank you, Benkku." " Let's go now." "It's cool, it's cool." "Is that your dad?" "Yeah, he is." "Okay." "Is he drunk?" " I do not know." " I see." "Should I call your mom?" "Don't call her." "Okay." "Well,..." "Benkku and Jari will look after him." "Everything will be fine." "You can finish this round if you want since the interruption wasn't your fault." "Do you want to continue?" " No." " You sure?" "You've been trained throughout the Fall for this race." "Yeah, I'm sure." " Are you sure you fit to drive?" " Yeay, yeah, yeah." "I feel much better now." " You sure?" " Oh, yes, yes." " Hi." " Hi." "Is everything all right?" "Yeah." "Well, then..." "Take it easy." " Bye." " Thank you." "Can you open the door?" "What was that?" "You ruined my competition." "Is your cellphone with you?" "Yeah." "Can you turn it off and take out the battery?" " Why?" " Just do it." "I don't..." "I don't know how to talk to a child about something like this, but..." "I think you should know." "I'm a so-called "persona non grata" in the country." "It means that, I'm an unwanted person." "It's because people don't dig, that I have, like, strong opinions." "And I'm not afraid to express them." "That makes people anxious." "I think it's really absurd." "Because I've always been... a supporter of peace and equality, and opposed to any form of violence." "Varpu..." "I'm on the black list of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service." "And of the American NSA and the British GCHQ..." "Can we go?" "Yeah." "We can." "The car has been sabotaged." " What?" " Mmm" "How about I drive?" "Yeah." "Good." "Does this have winter tires?" "I suddenly feel like my head is quite empty." "Why did you help them?" "Are you really my child?" "Hell, I can't take this anymore." "What?" "Not true." "Fuck, I have a right to see my own daughter." "Fuck you." "I'm not listening to you." "You're just feeding me things." "What?" "I don't want to." "I don't, I don't want to." "There's got to be another way." "Seriously, there's got to be." "Fuck, she's just a child." "Hey, I don't like the way you talk." "You can't do that." "That's really horrible." "Stop it, Satan!" "Now, shut the fuck up!" "Fucking kill yourself!" "Fucking kill yourself!" "Kill youself, whore!" "Fucking whore!" "Mom..." "Mom." "I, I had a car accident." "I had a car accident." "My little girl." "Have nothing to worry about." " Hi." " Hi." "Hey, boy!" "You want to go jump?" "Want to go?" "All right." "Varpu, can I ask you something?" "What is it?" "Was your dad high at the competition?" "He was not." "Was he drunk?" "Okay." "He has schizophrenia." "He heard voices that weren't real." "But..." "He meant no harm." "Does he hear voices all the time?" "Well..." "Now, he takes medication, so he doesn't hear them that much." "But he said, he sometimes... still hears someone singing." "He said, it sounds like windows singing really quietly." "That's pretty crazy." "Mmm-hhh." "Yup." "I need to groom Ivanhoe." "Wanna come with me?" "Okay." "What car is that?" "That's my mom." "Your mom?" "Did she come pick you up?" "Apparently." " Bye." " Bye-bye." " Mom, you're driving a car." " I got it!" " I got it!" " What?" " When?" " Yesterday." " Why didn't you tell me?" " I wanted to surprise you." "How many times did you try?" "Five." "Five!" "Can you open this?" "Bo burned it for me." "Bo, Bo, Bo and Bo." "[ Vesala:" "Sunflower child. ] ♪ When a new human is born ♪" "♪ She is free ♪" "♪ She cries, laughs and dances ♪" "♪ She becomes inspired ♪" "♪ Aah aah aah aah ♪" "♪ With loving hands ♪" "♪ She grabs the sun ♪" "♪ And flies ♪" "♪ Far away ♪" "♪ Mom and Dad, so small ♪" "♪ They look up from under the tree ♪" "♪ At the child of the sun ♪"