Joutilaat

Three unemployed teenagers in a small town in northern Finland spend their days idling, driving around and visiting the employment office. If you have a lot of time, seemingly trivial things take on greater significance, and every morning the three wake up to a new day that is no different from the last. The time that Helke and Suutari spend with the teenagers can only be experienced through the passing of the seasons and external events, such as when one of the three young men has just become a father and in the next moment counts the days when he can visit the child with its mother. Helke and Suutari are not interested in investigating causes or in ready-made messages, but only in a tangible affinity to what happens in front of the camera. (mp)